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by subscribed 138 days ago
Actually I am, and I do not support OSA, I despise it's subversive, toxic nature on par with Snooper's Charter. It was intentionally written in such a nebulous ways OFCOM makes idiots from themselves, and it somehow "accidentally" creeps up further and further and further.

Nothing will result in the stated goal except for the complete ban of ALL platforms other than licenced/blessed by the UK government (meaning full 1984 and no privacy at all).

Notice looming VPN bans and advanced approach to banning private communications.

And conversely parents have second thoughts if they hear how their intimate photos will all be scanned, every conversation effectively bugged, and sometimes I'll sprinkle with a story of an innocent parent with blocked Google account and reported to the police because he had a private conversation with a GP (or so he thought).

Social media ban is a COMPLETELY different thing.