RIP UK tech industry

danjac · on Jan 17, 2023

The only industry the UK government cares about is providing real estate and money-laundering services to Russian oligarchs and Middle Eastern despots.

everyone · on Jan 17, 2023

But think of the children!!

edgyquant · on Jan 17, 2023

If having to protect children and consider their outcomes (like basically every other industry has to) kills big tech then good riddance.

donmcronald · on Jan 17, 2023

> It now appears that tech company executives found to be "deliberately" exposing children to harmful content could soon risk steep fines and jail time of up to two years.

The subjective definitions of "deliberately" and "harmful" are what makes it problematic.

Also, harmful to what or who? Is the Wikipedia article on the theory of evolution harmful? Probably not. Is it harmful to some people's religious beliefs? Probably.