UK Government Goes All-In on Digital Surveillance, Censorship and Control
boticello
15 points
4 comments
June 16, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)
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.