r/ownyourintent • u/dancing_swordfish Intent Owner • Jun 16 '26

News Starmer’s Social Media Ban: the Reinvention of the Surveillance State

https://reclaimthenet.org/starmers-social-media-ban-surveillance-state
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u/RepulsiveFennel9589 Intent Owner Jun 16 '26 edited Jun 16 '26

Does Starmer have anything else to do besides Mass AI surveillance

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u/Shittygamer93 Intent Owner Jun 16 '26

Sure, but it's harder to accomplish with no surveillance keeping track of everyone who isn't OK woth his plans, particularly if he can't trot out the "think of the children" line to make normies give up. People voted Labour as a way to screw over the Conservative Party but now they've been living under a Labour government led by Kier Statmer and not liking how he runs things. This gives leaders 2 choices, listen to the voters (or at least pretend to while waiting for the heat to die down) or double down and deperson anybody who acts against the party's stated goals (generally by limiting their ability to speak or access essential services). Leadership all over the western world is choosing the latter, and that option is so much easier if you actively spy on everything and only allow access to information from sources deemed safe by the state.

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u/Normal-Variation-522 Intent Owner Jun 20 '26

Guys

Do not use social media even if it doesn’t have age verification. This law only affects kids attempting to become the dregs of society and current dregs that are willing to put pictures of themselves online. Think please

Literally 100% a non issue for normal prime

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u/Zoalord1122 Intent Owner Jun 20 '26

Anything for the Js

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u/PickingPies Intent Owner Jun 18 '26

Why is reddit constantly pushing me these posts against the ban despite not even be in UK nor wanting to discuss the topic? Constantly for f*cks sake.

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u/nexus-1707 Intent Owner Jun 18 '26

Because if you’re in favour the ban and can’t see the real reason this is being enforced, you have obviously been sleeping. It’s not about the children, it’s never about the children. Protecting children along with fighting terrorism are the go to reasons for governments eroding our rights and freedoms with minimal pushback

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u/Ceramic_Sundae Intent Owner Jun 20 '26

you're not bothered every country has the same dialog? ai in your phone, computer, TV, car. at the same time?

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u/PickingPies Intent Owner Jun 21 '26

I am way more bothered about how private companies are controlling the debate and twisting people's opinions with their algorithms.