Tech Policy Podcast 416: Britain Censors the Internet (and More)
Aug 25, 2025
53:22
Shoshana Weissmann (R Street) discusses the disastrous Online Safety Act, the growth of censorship in the UK, and more.
Topics include:
- Protect the children, they said . . .
- The SpongeBob videos must stop
- Solve problems? Or just shut people up?
- How dare you comply with our law!
- Age verification in practice
- Peter Kyle: polite demagogue
- Let’s kill KOSA
- UK: global speech police?
- “Rights”: you keep using that word . . .
Links:
U.K.’s Online Safety Act Censors the Internet—A Preview of U.S. Proposals
Tech Policy Podcast 405: No, Internet Age Verification Has Not Been “Solved”
Tech Policy Podcast 404: The Worst Possible Moment to Break Encryption
Tech Policy Podcast 356: The UK Targets End-to-End Encryption