Brickbat: Trust, We Swear

The British government plans to make social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok show more content from what it calls "trusted" news sources, such as the BBC, ITV, and Channel 4, in users' feeds and search results. U.K. culture minister Lisa Nandy said this would help people find accurate news and fight the spread of lies and misinformation online. The proposal came just days after the government announced plans to ban most social media use for children under 16. Social media firms may push back, saying the rules could limit user choice and hurt other creators. The proposal is part of a larger plan to help traditional public broadcasters compete better in the streaming age.

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[SCOTUS gave JeffSarc a big sad]

The British people should overthrow their communist government, then deport all the rapefugees.

(First, but not Fist))

[Vernon Depner]

It's too late. Britain is gone.

[Fist of Etiquette]

Are they going to force their Limeys to not look out their windows next?

[Vernon Depner]

We need common-sense window control.

[Stupid Government Tricks]

Bring back the window tax!

[mad.casual]

Option A - Lie back.
Option B - Think of England.
Pick one.

[Vernon Depner]

Lie back and think of Pakistan.

[Jerry B.]

But the First Amend...

Oh. Right.

[Don't look at me! ( Is the war over yet?)]

Just put the ministry of truth in charge.

[Its_Not_Inevitable]

The past was alterable. The past never had been altered. Oceania was at war with Eastasia. Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia. George Orwell, 1984.

[Get To Da Chippah]

All those sites can instead choose not to operate in the UK, and explain why. Let the politicians deal with that fallout.

[SMP0328]

The British government continues to show that line about the country having an "unwritten constitution" was always a lie. Tradition and historical documents (e.g., Magna Carta) are no substitute for a constitution which limits the government's authority. Instead, the British have Parliamentary Supremacy. This means the British Parliament can enact any law in wants, regardless of whatever rights the British People think they have.

The British People should demand a popularly elected constitutional convention be formed so they can finally a constitution that would be the supreme law of the land, rather than Parliament being supreme. Such a constitution would also a bill/declaration of rights. This doesn't necessarily mean abolishing the monarchy. The monarchy could simply be one the articles of the new constitution.

[KiwiDude]

Tell me how many of the Bill of Rights from your constitution, the supreme law of the land, are still valid?

[SMP0328]

All of them, of course.

[Vernon Depner]

One. They're not quartering soldiers in houses.

[See.More]

U.K. culture minister Lisa Nandy said this would help people find accurate news and fight the spread of lies and misinformation government approved narratives online.

Fixed it for her.