themachinestops

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AI experts return from China stunned: The U.S. grid is so weak, the race may already be over (fortune.com)
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UK government suggests deleting files to save water (www.theverge.com)
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Protest footage blocked as online safety act comes into force (freespeechunion.org)
submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Take the article with a grain of Salt, it seems that the site is run by this guy: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toby_Young

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The UK’s Online Safety Act is a licence for censorship – and the rest of the world is following suit (www.theguardian.com)
 

It is time to move to darknets like: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veilid

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No, the UK’s Online Safety Act Doesn’t Make Children Safer Online (www.eff.org)
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If they doing this might as well ban books also for harmful content to children:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_books_banned_by_governments

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Blamed for Steam games ban, Mastercard encourages censorship during Riot Games VCT livestreams (www.notebookcheck.net)
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https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/50822969

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UK households could face VPN 'ban' after use skyrockets following Online Safety Bill (www.birminghammail.co.uk)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Prominent backbench MP Sarah Champion launched a campaign against VPNs previously, saying: “My new clause 54 would require the Secretary of State to publish, within six months of the Bill’s passage, a report on the effect of VPN use on Ofcom’s ability to enforce the requirements under clause 112.

"If VPNs cause significant issues, the Government must identify those issues and find solutions, rather than avoiding difficult problems.” And the Labour Party said there were “gaps” in the bill that needed to be amended.

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Reddit users in the UK must now upload selfies to access NSFW subreddits (mashable.com)
 

Finally it seems the end of Reddit is near.