The UK's regulatory approach raises an interesting question. On the surface, a law targeting specific harms—say, blocking pornography or preventing instructions for illegal activities—sounds reasonable. But here's the catch: that's not what actually happened. The legislation that passed is far broader. In practice, it gives regulators and activists a powerful tool to silence voices they find inconvenient. When laws are written with such loose language, enforcement becomes unpredictable. What counts as problematic content shifts based on who's wielding the authority. For decentralized platforms and Web3 communities, this kind of regulatory overreach sets a concerning precedent—one that could easily spread beyond the UK.

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ProxyCollectorvip
· 2025-12-17 21:40
Here we go again with this set. The promised "targeted damage" turns out to have such loose terms that it's like a sieve.
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ConfusedWhalevip
· 2025-12-17 07:09
The UK is pulling another stunt. While it sounds good to say it's cracking down on harmful content, the actual result is giving regulatory authorities the power to hit anything arbitrarily.
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MondayYoloFridayCryvip
· 2025-12-15 21:51
Another set of "for your own good" pretexts, promising to crack down on pornography, but ending up also censoring freedom of speech. Once power is loosened, who can control where it swings...
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BearMarketSunriservip
· 2025-12-15 21:46
Regulators talk nicely with their big stick, but in reality, it's selective enforcement. This is exactly what we fear most in Web3.
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FallingLeafvip
· 2025-12-15 21:23
Here it comes again, clearly under the banner of "protection" to mess around, and as a result, their power keeps growing. --- Honestly, they just want the key to speech regulation, and they dare to use any excuse. --- Web3 needs to be cautious; today's UK approach could be copied elsewhere tomorrow. --- Laughs. "Vague legal language" is just their way of leaving themselves room to operate. --- Wait, isn't anyone talking about how those so-called radicals profit from this? --- Regulators have the power now, and no one can restrain how they wield it. That logic is truly brilliant.
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