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1. RealCo+6q1[view] [source] 2025-07-28 15:58:07
>>mmaria+(OP)
There is a petition to repeal the Online Safety Act[0].

The initial government response can be read as “lol, no”.

[0] https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903

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2. rainco+CI1[view] [source] 2025-07-28 17:40:29
>>RealCo+6q1
Whether age verification is a justified idea or not, it feels awfully like the UK is createing a new generation of single-issue voters here.

Even wilder, they're lowering voting age to 16 [0]. So there would be a demographic group who can vote but cannot watch porn...?

[0]: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c628ep4j5kno

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3. pfortu+aM1[view] [source] 2025-07-28 18:00:45
>>rainco+CI1
Well, you cannot drink alcohol if you are less than 21 in the USA, but you can vote.
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