Graham Smith

https://mastodon.social/@cyberleagle

IT and internet lawyer. Sceptical tech enthusiast. RTs and links are not endorsements. All views my own. No tweets are legal advice.

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2026-04-09 06:07:43 UTC

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If you’ve ever used Google Translate for work, wouldn’t you have to answer Yes to that question?

2026-04-06 10:17:35 UTC

Welcome to OnlineSafetyVille (2026 edition). Now with bonus extraterritoriality. #OnlineSafetyAct
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2026-01-22 22:53:48 UTC

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Since a false dichotomy is not a dichotomy at all, a false dichotomy cannot exist. Since, therefore, something can only be a true dichotomy, your dichotomy must be false. Q.E.D.

2025-10-10 07:49:14 UTC

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Box 3 of the IWF paper references the UK Online Safety Act. Ofcom’s Code of Practice (for publicly communicated CSAM) specifies perceptual hash matching, which aims to catch modified images.

2025-07-28 15:41:01 UTC

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That’s not the end of the story, though. The government has to respond to petitions with 10,000 signatures, which it has now done (in entirely predictable terms). For a petition with over 100,000 signatures (which this one now greatly exceeds) the Parliamentary Petitions Committee has to consider whether to hold a debate in Parliament. I’m not sure about the criticism of the drafting of the petition BTW. It come across as measured and highlights one area of genuine concern (hobby forums).