Critique of the UK's Online Safety Act and Technology Regulation
By
olyellybelly
10mo ago· 6 min readenOpinion
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Summary
The article critiques the UK's Online Safety Act 2023, highlighting its flaws and broader issues in technology regulation. It argues that while the act aims to improve online safety, its implementation reveals systemic problems in how regulators approach technology laws.
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Before we get to this little-discussed point, let’s cut up some context into bite-sized chunks and have a good old gobble.
Theoretically it’s a Pretty Good Thing. You know, it’s hard to feel overly negative about an initiative that tries to stop online content.
Or how regulators are continually messing up technology laws
