@paulbernal.bsky.social @cyberleagle.bsky.social the telegraph were the biggest cheerleaders of the OSA now they fight it, and ironically ofcoms part about how to handle illegal speech comes across as a good compromise, auto remove until it's seen by a moderator www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

@paulbernal.bsky.social and these people want to trust sites with our AV data. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@paulbernal.bsky.social OK, someone tell me why an MP want's VPN's to track what websites people are using? Seriously how does that protect kids? www.tomsguide.com/computing/vp...

@paulbernal.bsky.social OK, someone tell me why an MP want's VPN's to track what websites people are using? Seriously how does that protect kids? www.tomsguide.com/computing/vp...

@paulbernal.bsky.social huh...........not exactly OSA specific but oh dear it could be next time mastodon.neilzone.co.uk/@neil/115729...

@paulbernal.bsky.social is this possible to do while preserving privacy? bsky.app/profile/heat...

@paulbernal.bsky.social I've been thinking, all this talk of Australian kids bypassing the under 16 social media ban, I wonder how many adults can't access there social media because they don't want to go through AV and don't know how to bypass?

@paulbernal.bsky.social take a look at the many posts on Alec's blog right now, the lords have proposed ammendments to a bill to make a social media under 16 ban and ban vpn's for under 16's alecmuffett.com/blog

@paulbernal.bsky.social while I never believed the court challenge would go anywhere either can people please stop comparing social media to tobacco www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

@paulbernal.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

@paulbernal.bsky.social m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxRB...

@paulbernal.bsky.social hey, deja vu all over again www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

@paulbernal.bsky.social wow, who could have possibly seen this coming, absolutely no one could have ever foreseen this, no not anyone www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

@paulbernal.bsky.social the uk and us reaction over the OSA just get's more silly each month alecmuffett.com/article/133422

@paulbernal.bsky.social well this was inevitable, luckily according to the article kids phoned and said no. Also if you did this here then what's the point of a lot of the OSA? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@paulbernal.bsky.social holy hell the Australian gov is practically admitting there version is a game of wack-a-mole since they only target selected sites, wait till all the Australian kids go to a Russian social media platform just so they can talk (and again your can hear the contempt for kids).

@jmiers230.bsky.social hey jess, I've only now had a brief look, at the SCREEN ACT and I've got to ask what are the chances of the SCREEN ACT passing? Because after recent events that one looks like it has a good chance to me.

@paulbernal.bsky.social @heatherburnstech.bsky.social now this is how you challenge a bad child safety tech law www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@paulbernal.bsky.social this needs broadcasting if true m.youtube.com/watch?v=_sZE...

@paulbernal.bsky.social I know almost no bill's in America actually pass but HOLLY HELL www.techdirt.com/2025/11/18/b...

@paulbernal.bsky.social huh, the bbc won't pay trump, good www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@paulbernal.bsky.social don't know if this is up your alley nose if these are go ammendments or not (not seen the official text) but there's a ammendment written so broad it would make it illegal for an individual to post any porn pic/vid they find to social media bsky.app/profile/mike...

@paulbernal.bsky.social well this was predictable (not the most dangerous part of the whole OSA but predictable) www.androidcentral.com/apps-softwar...

@paulbernal.bsky.social at some point they have to admit this is not about children www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...

@paulbernal.bsky.social at last, someone actually TALKED to a diverse range gen-z about there experience online AND offline over a year observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

@paulbernal.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/girl...

@paulbernal.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/figh...

@heatherburnstech.bsky.social in interesting news from American it seems KOSA may be gutted to the point it removes the point of why it was created in the first place www.theverge.com/policy/81087...

@paulbernal.bsky.social in interesting news from American it seems KOSA may be gutted to the point it removes the point of why it was created in the first place www.theverge.com/policy/81087...

@paulbernal.bsky.social of everything from the OSA THIS is the one they chose to delay (delay not revoke it seams) bsky.app/profile/cybe...

@paulbernal.bsky.social I don't know how to feel about this, yes it's optional but it signals to policy makers that vpn's can block access to sites www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...

@paulbernal.bsky.social m.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh3T...

@privateeyenews.bsky.social don't know if Ian is interested but I would love to see this on HIGNFY (yes it's A.I) m.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh3T...

@paulbernal.bsky.social well this was sort of predicted, although the version i remember being predicted was "free" VPN's steeling data not straight up malware www.engadget.com/cybersecurit...

@paulbernal.bsky.social finally a major news outlet (sky) has highlighted the real problem faced by the discord hack news.sky.com/story/discor...

@paulbernal.bsky.social well the bbc is finally telling the discord hack story but naturally no mention of how discord didn't want that data to begin with they only did it because they were forced to by bad laws that should probably be re-looked at www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@paulbernal.bsky.social thought this might interest you www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eaos...

@paulbernal.bsky.social bit rich of the ICO and ofcom (though don't know why there commenting as it wasn't them) to say imgur pulling out was a commercial decision when the decision was based on how they couldn't commercially operate under the rules they enforce www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@paulbernal.bsky.social ah, seems the whole thing with imgur had nothing to do with the OSA but the next closest thing, they were being investigated by the ICO ico.org.uk/about-the-ic...

@paulbernal.bsky.social well, the OSA has claimed another site (supposedly, i've found no written confirmation imgur are blocking the uk specifically because of the OSA) www.reddit.com/r/AskUK/comm...

@paulbernal.bsky.social MP's really do think the Internet is like brick and mortar shops don't they www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/2547323...

@paulbernal.bsky.social what a surprise, the people who pushed for the OSA (and don't understand the Internet) say ofcom isn't doing everything they want www.theregister.com/2025/09/19/o...

@paulbernal.bsky.social thought this might interest you www.gamesindustry.biz/the-online-s...

@jamesrball.com I now see why reformuk didn't want you there, scary bsky.app/profile/robe...

@realbowlerhatman.bsky.social how are reformuk so ahead in the betting odds bsky.app/profile/robe...

@paulbernal.bsky.social here's the actual report about how agego might be leaking AV data aiforensics.org/uploads/AIF_...

@paulbernal.bsky.social oh and what a surprise (no it isn't) an AV providers is leaking people's data www.politico.com/newsletters/...

@paulbernal.bsky.social now this is getting silly, ofcom has mistakenly claimed 4chan CEO could go to prison even though there not in the uk and 4chans lawyer's legal defence in the lawsuit is American declared independence from the UK year ago www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

@paulbernal.bsky.social what a surprise (not) farage was in favour of the OSA right up until is supporters hated it, and let's face it the reason his supporters hate it is because it's to prevent them spreading racism, but yeah farage will repeal it........right. alecmuffett.com/article/114776

@edwinhayward.com any opinions on this article news.sky.com/story/tamed-...