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[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't think anyone disagrees with that, but the current "upload a video of your face, a copy of your passport and your full name and address to a criminal company based in Cypress" combined with "if you don't implement it you must block the UK" is one of the most stupid, dangerous and incompetent things I've seen for weeks.

It's not just porn being blocked. It's Discord servers, Twitter, image hosters, other hosting websites, media websites, images on websites, international companies' websites, tech support, equipment manufacturers, fucking paint suppliers.

It's a sack of badly thought-out shit by bell-ends. An opt-in from a mobile phone provider or ISP, plus some parental controls was all we needed. Now we can't order some fucking specialist paint for work, and the pictures in the online safety manual all say "not available in your region".

At least we'll soon be able to buy a pack of 1000 stolen uploaded British passports and photos for £50.