The UK's Online Safety Act implemented measures to protect children from harmful online content. Critics, including Nigel Farage, label the legislation as overreaching and a threat to free speech. The act has sparked significant political contention, with members of the US Republican Party joining UK politicians in expressing concerns over censorship. The act's provisions aim to prevent child grooming on messaging apps, inciting heated exchanges between Farage and government officials. Similar legislative interest is noted in Australia, which aims to restrict social media access for those under 16 years old, amid fears of a tension between content moderation and free expression.
Zia Yusuf, a senior Reform figure, said: "So much of the act is massive overreach and plunges this country into a borderline dystopian state."
Peter Kyle, the technology secretary, stated: "Make no mistake about it, if people like Jimmy Savile were alive today, he'd be perpetrating his crimes online."
Nigel Farage said: "To say that I would do anything that would in any way aid and abet people like Jimmy Savile, it's so below the belt."
JD Vance commented: "Free speech in the UK is in retreat."
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