Sarah B. Rogers
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among UK activists, this quote-unquote two-tier policing, this activist cause that they've assembled around because they sense that if you oppose mass migration, if you make that kind of critique, you are subject to a different justice system than the kind of person who merely agitates for Sharia law in Britain or merely downloads child pornography in Britain.
among UK activists, this quote-unquote two-tier policing, this activist cause that they've assembled around because they sense that if you oppose mass migration, if you make that kind of critique, you are subject to a different justice system than the kind of person who merely agitates for Sharia law in Britain or merely downloads child pornography in Britain.
Right.
Right.
So I don't believe there have been any big fines under the UK Online Safety Act yet, but its provisions take effect over time, and some of those provisions are just coming online now, including the ones relating to AI.
So I don't believe there have been any big fines under the UK Online Safety Act yet, but its provisions take effect over time, and some of those provisions are just coming online now, including the ones relating to AI.
And we have active litigation in American courts right now.
And we have active litigation in American courts right now.
One of the leading lawsuits involves the website 4chan, which people who are very online in America may be familiar with.
One of the leading lawsuits involves the website 4chan, which people who are very online in America may be familiar with.
4chan is kind of a no-holds-barred primordial soup for memes and the like.
4chan is kind of a no-holds-barred primordial soup for memes and the like.
The cat memes come out of there.
The cat memes come out of there.
A lot of activism, Occupy Wall Street came out of 4chan.
A lot of activism, Occupy Wall Street came out of 4chan.
But 4chan has essentially no censorship rules.
But 4chan has essentially no censorship rules.
It bans child pornography.
It bans child pornography.