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[-] merridew@feddit.uk 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Labour previously gave us the disastrous Digital Economy Act (2010), rushed through Parliament without proper debate, a month before being ousted. It contained a totally not-bonkers provision for people to be forcibly barred from accessing the internet if their connection was alleged to have been used to download copyrighted media, and Lord Mandelson (sponsor) was found to have spent a lot of time with film & music industry lobbyists.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Economy_Act_2010

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