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eicker.news ᳇ tech news Aug 6, 2025

The #UK’s #OnlineSafetyAct, requiring #ageverification for certain content, has resulted in a surge in #VPN usage and #limitedaccess to support communities and educational resources. Critics argue the law, which prioritises #governmentcontrol over actual #safety, is #unworkable and infringes on #privacy. https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/04/didnt-take-long-to-reveal-the-uks-online-safety-act-is-exactly-the-privacy-crushing-failure-everyone-warned-about/?eicker.news #tech #media #news

Didn’t Take Long To Reveal The UK’s Online Safety Act Is Exactly The Privacy-Crushing Failure Everyone Warned About

Well, well, well. The “age assurance” part of the UK’s Online Safety Act has finally gone into effect, with its age checking requirements kicking in a week and a half ago. And what do you kno…

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Aug 12, 2024

#JDVance’s ‘#Constitutional #Crisis’ in the Making.

Vance’s #parroting #Project2025's #proposal to #gut the #federal #workforce is likely #unlawful and #unworkable. But despite his #bluster about #defying the #SupremeCourt, that might not be necessary.

— Don't believe the #Republican #lies that the #Trump campaign doesn't know anything about #Project2025, they are up to their neck in it.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/08/12/what-jd-vance-gets-wrong-about-the-supreme-court-00173445

John Earle Feb 21, 2024

Thunberg and climate protesters acquitted because new laws are ‘too broad’ and ‘unworkable’ | Vox Political
https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2024/02/21/thunberg-and-climate-protesters-acquitted-because-new-laws-are-too-broad-and-unworkable/

#Greta Thunberg #climate #protest #acquit #court #protest #law #broad #unworkable #Mike Sivier #Vox #Political

Thunberg and climate protesters acquitted because new laws are ‘too broad’ and ‘unworkable’

This is clear: the Tory government’s changes to protest law are unworkable. Vox Political needs your help! If you want to support this site (but don’t want to give your money to adverti…

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Dec 21, 2023

#UK's #Tory #government publishes "#outoftouch" #transgender #guidance for #English #schools.

#Transgender #youth #support #charity #Mermaids has called the new #guidance around #students' #names, #pronouns and #clothing "#unworkable, #outoftouch and #absurd".

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #England #Education #Tories #TERFS #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #TERFIsland

https://gcn.ie/uk-transgender-guidance-english-schools/

Mike Amundsen Feb 2, 2023

RT @twitterdev: Starting February 9, we will no longer support free access to the Twitter API, both v2 and v1.1. A paid basic tier will be available instead

seven days notice before turning off an API access tier? seven days?!#%$?

and no pointer to the pricing list that apparently goes into effect next friday?

#unworkable
#unprofessional
#disrepectful
#api360