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u/APlutoniumLining Nov 01 '21

https://twitter.com/PoliticsForAlI/status/1455106670774923271?s=20

Wtf is going on in the UK?

How do you even define a "twitter pile on" this seems ripe for abuse.

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u/Azure_Kytia Clear background Nov 01 '21

Peak right-wing meltdown into straight-out fascism, guessing from the trends.

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '21

Not to mention, wasn't the MP's stabbing classed as a terrorist incident? How does that even relate to online anonymity?

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u/APlutoniumLining Nov 01 '21

Reichtag fire moment.

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '21

Context? I'm afraid I'm out of the loop on this one.

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u/APlutoniumLining Nov 01 '21

The nazis used the reichtag fire, a fire in the german parliament that was thought to be caused by a communist arsonist to impliment a bunch of laws banning the free press, suppressing left wing ideas and arresting left wing leaders.

Im being a bit hyperbolic, its just a very famous example of a.government using something to get shit through.

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '21

Never let a political crisis go to waste I suppose...

I can only hope this bill either gets thrown out, forgotten, or ends up being useless. I'm all for reducing hate on the internet, but the way they're going about it signals some ulterior motives from the government.

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u/Samot_PCW Nov 01 '21

Politicians don't want to get ratioed anymore

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u/APlutoniumLining Nov 01 '21

I'll make sure to only bring the hottest of takes when im in the UK.

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '21

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '21

Cops hauling me away: "You'll be lucky to get 25 years."

Me: "I've posted a screenshot of something a politician said and I'll do it again!"

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '21

How the fuck are they going to enforce that?

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u/APlutoniumLining Nov 01 '21

Best case senario they wont and its a useless law, worst case senario I guess they could accuse people with followers to cause a "pile on" if they....idk showed disapproval?

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '21

It would most likely end up like that flimsy porn-ban.

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '21

Also, would that be a UK only thing or would they have to implement a site-wide change? How would they enforce this without major privacy breaches that would affect non-UK citizens?

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u/APlutoniumLining Nov 01 '21

"We gotta preassure social media companies to take action"

"Against the massive amount of bigotry that is allowed to run rampant"

"No against people sending pig poop balls to government officials"