the stated purpose of the proposed law is to “Make it a legal requirement when opening a new social media account, to provide a verified form of ID. Where the account belongs to a person under the age of 18 verify the account with the ID of a parent/guardian, to prevent anonymised harmful activity, providing traceability (…) To make the law work needs the removal of anonymity to ensure that users cannot cause harm by using online platforms to abuse others. Where an offence has taken place they ought to be easily identified and reported to the police and punished.” people this law would harm:
immigrants who do not have a valid, formal ID, prohibiting them from communicating, raising awareness about their situation, fundraising, networking for jobs, etc
lgbt+, neurodivergent, mentally ill, and politically active minors under their parents’ roofs
ANYBODY lgbt+, especially, given the uk government’s current stance of open hostility towards them, trans women. the idea of the government being able to trace any trans woman’s profile to their real identity…
acitivists– considering priti “literal, actual, cackling disney villain” patel is currently being very successful with her bill that prohibits protest and gives a maximum 10-year prison sentence for defacing a statue, it’s safe to say that the government is at the very least hostile to racial, climate, and gender justice movements to name a few. the government would be able to attach any social media account which posts about these topics to a real person’s identity and address.
even if you’re not from the uk, please reblog this to raise awareness! if you ARE, go here to email your MP and ask them to oppose the law.
katie price is framing this as a crusade against online bigotry on behalf of her disabled son in order to garner sympathy, and my heart goes out to her, but this is incredibly dangerous. she has a LOT of clout, and the petition to pass the law has ~150,000 signatures right now, more than enough to be considered for debate in parliament.
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