Whenever "legality" of things are tossed around:

I personally think UK-based folks have a personal duty to defy the OSA.

No idea how that'd go but uh... OSA is a load of horseshit and you should do the right thing by not obeying a single thing required by it.

I am not a lawyer. But this is your time to act (or not act at all by not lifting a finger to react to its demands).
Folks all talking about protesting and rioting etc and then give in to the simplest things.

There's no way they can reach so many small-potatoes operations. Fuck 'em.

@colinstu what is the OSA?

@clarkiestar @colinstu "Online Safety Act". They made a law requiring "highly effective age assurance" for things like... uh... forums. Because What If Someone Posts Porn!!!.

And of /course/ requiring it for porn sites and suchlike too. Give your ID to this random sketchy company so you can see lewd stuff, they're /totally/ trustworthy and not keeping tabs on what stuff you're watching! </s>

@colinstu This Adventure Time episode discussion thread is too spicy for the UK apparently.
@xanthe @colinstu for real though? Adventure Time hit hard, there could be some deep shit going on in there.
@passwordsarehard4 @colinstu I hear ya. xD S05E14 in particular, thrusts a knife deep into my heart. </3
@colinstu β€œI am fearing your definition of wrong.” - Mon Mothma

@colinstu This is why I keep telling people the US gov't (not Trump) will not prosecute any of the criminals/legislators. It's all 'legal', with the bonus cake icing of literal POTUS immunity.

US gov will not survive long term until the GOP fascists are removed root and stem. And that won't happen in the current gov't.

My example is US Reconstruction. It wasn't done with the South involved; while it technically was the 'same' gov't, the problem had willingly seceded from the gov't paving the way to reset and pass amendments and such.

@colinstu Louder for the people in the back, please
@colinstu the second part to this is that where a law is clearly immoral we have an obligation to break it

@colinstu And closer at home. Legality in tax evasion is still amoral and a stain on all judges, lawyers, notary who contribute to its existance.

#tax_the_rich

@colinstu Legality, morality, etc are human created concept.
@colinstu
Why do we have laws?. To protect those in power or promote justice?