Wen<p>Labour says Farage’s plan to repeal Online Safety Act shows he is siding with ‘extreme pornographers’ over children</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/jul/29/uk-politics-latest-news-cabinet-keir-starmer-nigel-farage-online-safety-act" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/politics/live/</span><span class="invisible">2025/jul/29/uk-politics-latest-news-cabinet-keir-starmer-nigel-farage-online-safety-act</span></a></p><p>I don’t think so. Farage is picking up any issue that he thinks will bring him votes, and even amongst those who don’t follow the tech or the policies, Labour’s OSA looks badly thought out, easily circumvented and in place for reasons other than pornography. Expect to see them extend the need for ID for all sorts of things…</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/OSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Farage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Farage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UKPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPol</span></a></p>