Now sounds like a good time to buy stock in VPN providers.
UK politics thread – meet the new boss, same as the old boss
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VPNs top App Store charts as UK age verification kicks in
Experts say free versions of such apps or services may carry potential security and privacy risks.
www.bbc.co.uk
UK households could face VPN 'ban' after use skyrockets
Labour won't ban the use of Virtual Private Networks
Also love how both these articles use the same thumbnail.
Locals in seaside town set up 'vigilante' force after beach brawl and murder
Frustrated by a string of crimes in their seaside town, locals in Bournemouth have taken matters into their own hands, setting up a volunteer 'force' - but critics call it a 'vigilante' group
www.mirror.co.uk
ABC News Bot (unofficial) (@abcnewsbot.bsky.social)
Wikipedia's operator has lost a legal challenge to British legislation which it says will drastically reduce the number of users who can access the site. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-11/wikipedia-uses-uk-online-safety-act/105639808
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I’d agree, if I thought it’d make the government capitulate for the sake of the economy! If anything it’d make them double down on their stupid law, given how isolationist and authoritarian they are.
The Verge (@theverge.com)
UK government suggests deleting files to save water https://buff.ly/zSSuglR
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Simon McGarr (@tupped.bsky.social)
The U.K. Online Safety Act was (avowedly, as revealed in a recent High Court case) “not primarily aimed at protecting children” but at regulating “services that have a significant influence over public discourse.”
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Of course, can't have anything other than their propaganda influencing public discourse.
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Jonathan Portes (@jdportes.bsky.social)
The Times editorial line: "sieve" the entire population so we can put 100s of thousands of people into camps. "Removing a city’s worth of people would be an extended exercise. Identity cards would be a must if the population was to be sieved into legitimate and illegitimate camps" archive.ph/78dcP
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Police assaulted as far-right rally led by Tommy Robinson sparks clashes
More than 110,000 people join Tommy Robinson-organised protest featuring racist conspiracy theories and hate speech
www.theguardian.com
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"Malicious Communications"
Hassle-free mirror: https://archive.is/G2VPL
Hassle-free mirror: https://archive.is/G2VPL
Zarah Sultana consults defamation lawyers after spat with Jeremy Corbyn over party funds
MP says she faced ‘baseless attacks’ over paid membership portal, which Corbyn told supporters not to use
www.theguardian.com
Former Brexit Party MEP admits accepting bribes to shill for Russia
Nathan Gill admitted eight counts of bribery between 2018 and 2019. He said he was tasked to make specific statements in return for money. #EuropeNews
www.euronews.com
Police to get new powers to crack down on repeated protests, says Home Office
Move follows arrest of almost 500 people at latest pro-Palestinian demonstration in London on Saturday
www.theguardian.com
Robert Jenrick accused of fuelling ‘toxic nationalism’ with Birmingham claims
Shadow justice secretary stands by comments made in March amid criticism including from a Tory colleague
www.theguardian.com