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Something about stopped clocks twice a day. Really infuriating that I actually agree with anything Reform say. The trouble is, now, the horse has bolted. The genie is out of the lamp and we’re slightly buggered.

BBC Newsnight@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social

"This act makes children less safe!" Reform UK's Zia Yusuf makes his party's case for repealing the Online Safety Act, citing the uptick in downloads of VPNs. #Newsnight

Nick Drage

@sonofsuntzu.bsky.social

31 July 2025

Saskia Coplans just wrote a great piece on LinkedIn around this, I really liked her point about avoiding the erosion of trust in legislation, from this Yusuf isn't helping ;) And I kind of love starting with "as a technical person, unlike those dinosaurs", and then forgetting what VPN stands for...

Roachy

@roachy.net

I think at best he’s “semi technical” - historically I’d have tend to someone of that aptitude as a “skilled user”. Commented on Saskia’s LI post though regarding the consultation process. Seems that guidance was offered but not listened to 🤷‍♂️

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Raj 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇮🇳💻🖥 (🌻🇺🇦;🇵🇸)

@realcainmosni.bsky.social

4 Aug 2025

It was a "consultation" in much the same way as Khan's ULEZ expansion consultation. Conclusions were drawn, then a consultation drafted with the expectation of agreement, then when the results defied expectations they were ignored.