UK Government Goes All-In on Digital Surveillance, Censorship and Control

boticello 15 points 4 comments June 16, 2026
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jjgreen

... my ultimate vision for that part of the criminal justice system was to achieve, by means of AI and technology, what Jeremy Bentham tried to do with his Panopticon. That is that the eyes of the state can be on you at all times. UK Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood

throw-the-towel

The timing of these new announcements weirdly coincides with the Belfast riots.

itopaloglu83

UK is going back in time where different classes of people had different rights. It sounds like they’re trying to silence the people and keep them “secure” from themselves, weird.

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