I think a UK-wide ban of X would be a net positive for society. I’m not generally in favour of banning things, and I’m aware there are communities of people who would suffer as a result.
I’m fairly sure it won’t happen though. X will make some token concession and people will be able to continue to use X to generate illegal and degrading images, or get exposed to some of the worst in society.
"A internet está em um ponto de inflexão.
Nada ilustra isso mais do que a recente prisão do CEO do Telegram, Pavel Durov, na França, e o #Xban no Brasil.
Esse movimento é mais disseminado do que pode parecer.
Houve indignação mínima sobre o #XBan fora da câmara de eco da direita...
Por muito tempo, foi difícil resistir a uma compreensão da internet enquadrada por uma lente #individualista e #antiestatista #ciberlibertária..."
@parismarx
https://www.brasil247.com/blog/reivindicando-a-soberania-na-era-digital
@jdp23.bsky.social
What I find really interesting is how this #bridged #Fediverse conversation portrays @michaelfoster.bsky.social concept of #Fediverse2pt0.
The #Xban in Brazil IS a #tippingpoint.
https://josemurilo.com/2024/09/13/fediverso-2-0-o-fenomeno-politico-que-desponta-no-brasil/
"@alex and Evelyn are joined by Carlos Affonso Souza (#Caff), a Professor of Law at Rio de Janeiro State University and the Director of the Institute for Technology & Society in Rio de Janeiro, to talk about #Brazil's #Xban, the local legal and political context, and how this is similar or different to other show downs between regulators and American tech platforms."
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