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UK fines Reddit $19 million for using children’s data unlawfully (ico.org.uk)
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[–] lyralycan@sh.itjust.works 95 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

As much as I hate Reddit this is just continuation of the UK government steamrolling and destroying the free Internet, ruining the adult experience.

One of the wonders of the Internet was that it was wildly unregulated - if you wanted it and you could disable safesearch you could get it, with the caveat of ISP-enforced content locks on all mobile data subscriptions under the name of a legal child (under 18), workplace and school security and filters, unremovable Safesearch on most search engines etc. Broadband required an adult, who in turn could activate parental controls. I couldnt wait until I turned 18 so I could finally access many sites for porn, news, gaming, forums and anything containing keywords without being blocked. I had a list of proxies for bypassing school filters.

In short there is significant existing protection in place and we know that this is simply more evidence of Orwellian enforcement.

[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

The unregulated internet had literal child porn sites that were available to anyone.

I don't disagree with some of your points but the "wild West" internet shouldn't exist in society.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

So, the Cyberpolice were never real? 😯