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I’m putting tech firms on notice: deal with the appalling abuse of women online – or we will deal with you

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Veserr@sh.itjust.works⁩ to ⁨unitedkingdom@feddit.uk⁩

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/19/keir-starmer-tech-firms-abuse-women-online-violence

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  • RobotToaster@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    What’s he going to do if they say no? Make the great firewall of Britain even bigger?

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    • mjr@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Actually charge them the threatened £ millions or percentage in the online safety act that closed, exiled or scared so many small forums, perhaps?

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      • RobotToaster@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Sure, but after the court sends them the bill then what? Wouldn’t we have to invade America to enforce it?

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    • LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      There’s enough pressure from European countries at this point regarding age verification, algo manipulation and more that soon it’s gonna be more like the American containment zone rather than a great firewall of anywhere

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  • Korhaka@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Isn’t crime down? Feels like they are looking for an excuse to continue more authoritarian bullshit.

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    • tetris11@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      this is online, a different space from the real world

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      • yakko@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        True, but the new Labs really are like that, at the end of the day.

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