| ▲ | joe463369 3 hours ago | |
The unquestioned view in certain circles - including here - is that when the EU/UK does something that chips away at people's online privacy, there's un ulterior motive. It's entirely possible that politicians just want to do something about CSAM and young people having their mind twisted by social media. The electorate do seem to be keen on some sort of action. | ||
| ▲ | MaKey an hour ago | parent | next [-] | |
This is being heavily pushed by certain actors so it's not just politicians wanting to do something about CSAM: https://balkaninsight.com/2023/09/25/who-benefits-inside-the... Many abuse survivors and youth advocates strongly oppose Chat Control; here is one voice detailing why: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-i-dont-support-privacy-in... | ||
| ▲ | budududuroiu 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Other governments across the Channel also want to protect children online, while at the same time dismissing thousands of reports of grooming, for fear of being labelled "racist". | ||
| ▲ | vlian2088 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
>It's entirely possible that politicians just want to do something about CSAM except that honest-to-God child rapists get extremely lenient sentences in Western Europe and rarely (if ever) get deported afterwards. | ||