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Re: "If Starmer is successful in banning X in Britain, I will move forward in . . ."

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Post by chrisjj » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 1:29 PM UTC

themafia wrote: post #10

Snow Crash looks more and more realistic every year.

So true!

Re: "If Starmer is successful in banning X in Britain, I will move forward in . . ."

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Post by themafia » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 1:30 PM UTC

SkipperCat wrote: post #6

This is why we need to bust up monopolies.

That's the problem with social media. Other than their inertia they have nothing to apparently sell. Other than at their scale the user data isn't particularly valuable to private or government interests either.

We live in an era plagued by the zombified dreams of the 90s.

Re: "If Starmer is successful in banning X in Britain, I will move forward in . . ."

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Post by chrisjj » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 1:30 PM UTC

There are always technical bugs during the early phases of new technology, especially AI

Hmm. Not convinced this illegal undressing is a technical bug.

Re: "If Starmer is successful in banning X in Britain, I will move forward in . . ."

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Post by lm28469 » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC

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Re: "If Starmer is successful in banning X in Britain, I will move forward in . . ."

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Post by matt-p » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC

seanalltogether wrote: post #9

Maybe Britain will introduce a ban unless X sells 80% of its UK operations to UK investors. nudge nudge wink wink

That would unironically be a good way of dealing with this. However it would probably be seen as just as hostile.

I'm very against banning websites, however social media as a whole is doing detrimental harm to children and adults alike so I would not shed a tear as long as we also ban meta/tiktok/YouTube shorts.

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Post by jennyholzer4 » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC

blibble wrote: post #5

republicans are pro-CSAM now?

i thought the term was "pedophile"

correction: Republicans are pro-pedophile

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Post by matt-p » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 1:32 PM UTC

lm28469 wrote: post #14

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All of a sudden??

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Post by poszlem » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 1:32 PM UTC

lm28469 wrote: post #14

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Because they no longer have the power to be the good, omnipotent uncle.

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Post by RobotToaster » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 1:32 PM UTC

America sanctioning the UK is the only thing I can imagine that would make the UK even consider rejoining the EU.

Re: "If Starmer is successful in banning X in Britain, I will move forward in . . ."

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Post by jennyholzer4 » Fri, Jan 09, 2026, 1:33 PM UTC

matt-p wrote: post #15

seanalltogether wrote: post #9

Maybe Britain will introduce a ban unless X sells 80% of its UK operations to UK investors. nudge nudge wink wink

That would unironically be a good way of dealing with this. However it would probably be seen as just as hostile. I'm very against banning websites, however social media as a whole is doing detrimental harm to children and adults alike so I would not shed a tear as long as we also ban meta/tiktok/YouTube shorts.

What even is there on twitter these days except neo-nazi hatemongering and LLM generated child porn?