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Theresa May On Plans for A Government Controlled And Regulated Internet

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Theresa has plans to restructure the Internet as we know it, to be Government controlled and governed. With her main focus typically being on 'harmful content', such as porn, hate speech, extremism and such, she states that we (the Conservatives) disagree with the attitude some people have that the Internet and technology shouldn't be regulated by the government: 

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Some people say that it is not for the government to regulate when it comes to technology and the internet...we disagree 

 

The issue comes down to just what they deem as being harmful content. The intention is to: 

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...put a responsibility on industry not to direct users - even unintentionally - to hate speech, pornography, or other sources of harm,

- The Conservative Manifesto

 

 

A suggestion here to block search engines from linking people to content which they deem as being harmful; define harmful. Is pornography harmful? What do you class as hate speech? Hate speech against what particularly? 

And of course, the terrorism card has been played, to encourage internet companies (ISPs) to comply with schemes to combat extremism and ensure no :

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"safe space for terrorists to be able to communicate online".

 

And to get technology companies to comply with their wishes and implement backdoors in their encryption which:

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gives the government the ability to read terrorists' messages, but also weakens the security of everyone else's messages

 

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The government now appears to be launching a similarly radical change in the way that social networks and internet companies work. While much of the internet is currently controlled by private businesses like Google and Facebook, Theresa May intends to allow government to decide what is and isn't published, the manifesto suggests.


The laws would also force technology companies to delete anything that a person posted when they were under 18.

"In harnessing the digital revolution, we must take steps to protect the vulnerable and give people confidence to use the internet without fear of abuse, criminality or exposure to horrific content", the manifesto claims in a section called 'the safest place to be online'.

- The Independent

 

This isn't the first time the UK has suggested trying to block access to pornography, or other harmful content. However, in this attempt, it would give the government much wider control over content on the Internet, and isn't as simple as just asking Google not to link to porn sites or for porn sites to implement stricter age limits. It's a proposal for the Government to have rain over what can and can't be shared - what they deem as being harmful and what they think we should and shouldn't be allowed to see.

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Damn, they want to copy Germany?

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1 minute ago, Misanthrope said:

So they basically want to make their own damn internet but without blackjack and hookers?

If they made their own, and I could choose between the two, I would be fine with that :D 

 

But no, they want to take away your blackjack and virtual hookers completely

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Good old right wing personal freedom

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3 minutes ago, ivan134 said:

Good old right wing personal freedom

she is in the middle, i really wish we had actual freedom of speech like in the USa where you dont have to fear 6months+ in jail for writing someone an offesnive joke on facebook or whatsapp

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They'll never do it, it's just pre-election fluff. There is the cost first and foremost, and the country is skint. There are the business leaders, including importantly many Tory party donors, who will recognise that crippling the internet in the UK would be bad for business. Especially for the UK as we make very little, our economy is service based, services that could be very hard to export from behind a China style firewall. And finally the Government fucks up every IT project they touch, so even if they go ahead with it against all reason, it's unlikely to work, and will be so late that it could be killed off by the next government voted in before it was implemented.

 

Someone will take her to one side and explain all the reasons it's can't happen, and I expect we'll hear no more about it after the election.

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why is the UK so anal about porn. also this idea is stupid. i am no fan of company's controlling the internet but im pretty sure the (brittish) government isn't the lesser of two evils. i would rather have some kind of decentralized internet but thats probably just a dream.

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I get that opinions can't necessarily be wrong, but if you're arguing things like porn in bad, my hurting your feelings should be illegal, and/or the internet should be regulated by the government, I can't take you seriously and have a discussion with you - you're just an arrogant, self-righteous idiot at that point.

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ah shit, cos she's a wew-man all the porn will be banned. 

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Honestly, I'm struggling to continue to give a crap about these things government moves anymore. Every time they bring it up, it get's shot down from what I have seen, but then they just bring it up again 6-12 months later hidden somewhere else and I'm getting tired of it

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Honestly, with all of the nonsense going on there, if they want to basically have a pair of cameras placed just above your eyes they should just disconnect from the world and float off into the Atlantic.

Ye ole' train

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I don't think that any country can fully control/filter the internet. Look at China, they can't keep a lid on it and they throw a lot of resources at the "problem". I doubt the UK will have the fortitude and the bank account to do this. But hey, crazy politicians have proven me wrong before.

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23 minutes ago, TimeOmnivore said:

I get that opinions can't necessarily be wrong, but if you're arguing things like porn in bad, my hurting your feelings should be illegal, and/or the internet should be regulated by the government, I can't take you seriously and have a discussion with you - you're just an arrogant, self-righteous idiot at that point.

Was that directed at me? :S 

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Welcome to the UK, apparently we don't like porn, and the internet stuffs,but want to snoop on everything others are doing. We hate the disabled, unemployed, elderly and immigrants (unless they have important jobs or money, but preferably both). We also don't like our neighbouring countries and want freedom - except of course for the internet stuffs I mentioned earlier  /s

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What horrid move, I'm all in favour of monitoring an internet connection or account when someone is already a threat or suspect, but censorship for everybody is going too far.

Grammar and spelling is not indicative of intelligence/knowledge.  Not having the same opinion does not always mean lack of understanding.  

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well if this happens the dark web is there to save us from this fucking shit atleast to some extent. pretty happy i dont live in the UK but Sweden has its own fair deal of IT BS going on

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9 minutes ago, LAwLz said:

Great move UK. First you become the world champions of mass surveillance, and now you want to give yourself the same censoring and media manipulation powers as China.

I was going to replace the picture of Theresa May with this: 

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But thought it might fly over a few people's heads

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1 hour ago, Misanthrope said:

So they basically want to make their own damn internet but without blackjack and hookers?

Not to be offensive, but she looks like she's been divorced a number of times and is getting sick of it. 

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4 minutes ago, AUniqueName said:

Was that directed at me? :S 

No, it was directed to Theresa May.

Unless you believe that porn is an evil that should be banned, all hate and/or offensive speech should result in imprisonment, and the UK government should have absolute control over the internet, in which case, I pity and feel sorry for whatever led you to hold those opinions.

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