Wen<p>Why does the Gruaniad keep on insisting that this is a ‘right wing libertarian thing’?</p><p>It is gob smackingly stupid legislation that will achieve little other than to put into place mechanisms for increased state surveillance and reduce privacy - by a Labour administration or any that come after it.</p><p>Its not just me, its also the ORG, Big Brother Watch, Liberty and the Index on Censorship who are rightly concerned.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/04/social-media-battles-and-barbs-on-both-sides-of-atlantic-over-uk-online-safety-act" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/technology/202</span><span class="invisible">5/aug/04/social-media-battles-and-barbs-on-both-sides-of-atlantic-over-uk-online-safety-act</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Authoritarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/OSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Control" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Control</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a></p>