George Wood
BillObviously X should be blocked in the UK now, right? I know it feeds into their whole "victim narrative" but we know denying the far right a platform makes them less impactful. On principle I've usually been against blocking stuff but there's a clear safety issue going here until X gets a new moderation team and owner. #UKPolitics
@bill I couldn’t agree more. I’m somewhat holding out hope for the EU getting involved too - the impact would be far greater.
@gwo0d Absolutely. I don't know if the EU will take action based on disinformation that's aimed clearly at a non-member state, but it would be good. Plus I'd get more work done.
Steve Loughran@bill removing the app from apple and google phone app stores would be easier. Twitter isn’t technically blocked -the web is still live-, just removed from phones to stop it being used to coordinate unrest.
But: UK does depend on starlink to provide communications for Ukraine against the Russian invaders. A denial of service there would be bad for us -and not beyond the actions a petulant Musk would do
#ukpolitics
But: UK does depend on starlink to provide communications for Ukraine against the Russian invaders. A denial of service there would be bad for us -and not beyond the actions a petulant Musk would do
#ukpolitics
@stevel I don't think that'd be impactful enough because of mobile browsers but you make a good point about Starlink. Were it to play out that way it'd just be really sad how a billionaire loser is more powerful than the UK government.
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Agreed, as long as it's only as a temporary ban, I'm ok with this.
Should be announced as a last resort, due to Melon Husks inability to competently moderate his site.
Agreed, as long as it's only as a temporary ban, I'm ok with this.
Should be announced as a last resort, due to Melon Husks inability to competently moderate his site.