The new Online Safety Act over there. They make you scan your face and follow instructions (step forward, turn left, open your mouth, etc.) to access a lot of websites now. It’s creepy, and something similar seems to be being pushed in every western country simultaneously now.

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I remember some people joking about the drop in activity when my kid was born last summer and I was offline for a while. Lol

Yeah, I figure it’s good etiquette to leave a note any time I edit something, especially if it already has conversation about it in the comments.

Not that I’m aware of, but here it is if you’re curious.

I know… It’s super obvious, but I guess I had only gotten a sense of the pic without looking closely.

This wasn’t my OC, and I’m embarrassed that I didn’t notice the original image was AI - just thought it was poor quality. I’ve edited the meme to swap out a real painting of sailors.

You’re probably right. I bet I’m being US-centric to just assume everyone there values free speech/expression with the same cultural intensity.

What is happening in the UK in the last year or so? I keep seeing crazy headlines like this every so often.

The online safety act requiring ID, police showing up at old people’s houses for their Facebook/twitter posts, or that one time someone suggested they would try to extradite Americans for the same thing. Where is this coming from all of a sudden?

At least that means you have the lethal weapon episodes!

It seems like we’re going to live through a time where these become so convincingly “conscious” that we won’t know when or if that line is ever truly crossed.

Part of the breakdown: