WhatsApp could soon be illegal in the UK

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WhatsApp will risk being banned in the UK to save encryption

The Online Safety Bill in its current form wants an end to end-to-end encryption. Messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Signal are not happy.
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A social media platform that should have been regulated years ago, I doubt one government could rein it in, but good luck to them.

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Politics?

Regardless, has there ever been a forum policy on politics ?
 
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A social media platform that should have been regulated years ago, I doubt one government could rein it in, but good luck to them.

Take care with your comments regarding the forum's policy on politics if you're going to comment on this.

Politics?

Regardless, has there ever been a forum policy on politics ?
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Yes, that line confirms a blanket ban on subjects that could bring the forum into disrepute. I vaguely recall there were more subjects in the original Ts + Cs , mature content for example.
As above I don't believe there has been a specific rule on political discussion, a number of threads in the Tech News Feed section have been political in nature, to be - positively - debated by members.

Back to the subject though, the proposed legislation is scrutinised by a cross-party joint committee as per this link.


AFAIK the UK OSB was not subject to a referendum, it is a progression of earlier Acts, crafted to keep legislation up to date with new technology/threats to the country's border security and the general public. Nothing in the Bill will be put into statute without approval across the board.
 
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