Signal brings up such an important point here, that once the govt can know the identity of those using the Internet, it is *trivial* to restrict *or monitor* any subset of its population, on any topic or use, by expanding the law
If you are Queer this is insanely dangerous (1/2)
Our statement on the UK government’s demand that all content on all devices sold or used in the country be scanned, on the presumption of nudity, using a dystopian combination of age verification and content scanning. This proposal will not safeguard children. It endangers us all.
signal.org/blog/pdfs/2026-06…