UK passes the Online Safety Bill — and no, it doesn’t ban end-to-end encryption

The British government’s controversial Online Safety Bill finally completed its passage through parliament on Tuesday, marking the end of one of the most (if not the most) fraught episodes in the United Kingdom’s recent legislative history. The origin and intention of the new law — which began three prime ministers and seven secretaries of state

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