I'm guessing if the UK becomes insular, the BBC would continue to enjoy it's dominance in the UK's media market from competitors such as Netflix, Disney and Amazon. Maybe that's why they're so keen to platform these insidious ideas under the veneer of "online safety" without balance or neutrality?

ETA: Ofcom just told social media firms accessible in the UK to mass censor, be banned and massively fined or block access to the UK and the UK will cultivate it's own ecosystem (a.k.a. national Intranet). Wow. They're going all in.

ETA 2: Ofcom will require all websites accessible in the UK to implement age and ID verification if not "safe for kids" or close or block access to the UK. VPN providers welcome this news while they can still legally trade in the UK.

I'm guessing if the UK becomes insular, the BBC would continue to enjoy it's dominance in the UK's media market from competitors such as Netflix, Disney and Amazon. Maybe that's why they're so keen to platform these insidious ideas under the veneer of "online safety" without balance or neutrality?

ETA: Ofcom just told social media firms accessible in the UK to mass censor, be banned and massively fined or block access to the UK and the UK will cultivate it's own ecosystem (a.k.a. national Intranet). Wow. They're going all in.

I'm guessing if the UK becomes insular, the BBC would continue to enjoy it's dominance in the UK's media market from competitors such as Netflix, Disney and Amazon. Maybe that's why they're so keen to platform these insidious ideas under the veneer of "online safety" without balance or neutrality?