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Why U.S. politicians are up in arms about new internet rules in Britain
On Friday, Vice President JD Vance kicked off his trip to the U.K. by warning about online “censorship” in the country.
Reddit said in a post about its enforcement of the law that for people in the U.K., it was now verifying ages before they can “view certain mature content.” A spokesperson for the company said r/STD — a message board focused on questions of sexual health — is restricted because of explicit images. “We absolutely need to protect children and keep harmful, illegal content off these platforms — but when governments or bureaucracies suppress speech in the name of safety or regulation, it sets a dangerous precedent that threatens the core of Western democratic values,” Jordan said. While the “primary” focus of the law is online material such as pornography and suicide, it also requires websites to age-gate content with bullying, serious violence, “dangerous stunts” and “exposure to harmful substances.” That has covered relatively mainstream services such as Spotify and Microsoft’s Xbox gaming system.
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