I admit I'm not 'hip' to the politics in the UK prior to 2023, but was this on the table? In America it started because the government was terrified of China, but was this even being discussed in the UK at that point?

[–] SirSmoothAES@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I think the Gaza genocide definitely accelerated the push for more internet surveillance, but this probably would've happened regardless with how tech giants are always looking for new angles to monopolize and control the internet.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 days ago

pushes to do this languished until gaza -- and other counter-narratives -- became too popular to ignore.

they weren't started because of gaza and they may have succeeded w/o it; but they clearly did here.

[–] Soot@hexbear.net 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Basically all the tech giants oppose this move, though. This is pure government surveillance and censorship, baby.

[–] SirSmoothAES@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I wish I still lived in your fantasy world where the interests of governments and tech giants aren't fully merged.

[–] Soot@hexbear.net 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Of course the whole bourgeois class share common interests. But not entirely so. Else... why do tech giants oppose this move?

[–] SirSmoothAES@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Do they actually oppose this move or just some of them?

[–] Soot@hexbear.net 1 points 3 days ago

Yes