About this episode
🚨 The UK’s Online Safety Act could mark the end of anonymous internet use, and it’s only the beginning. Governments around the world are pushing for mandatory ID verification, surveillance, and sweeping censorship in the name of “safety.” What does this mean for online freedom, privacy, and dissent? Spotify is already requiring UK users to undergo facial scanning or upload government ID to access content labeled 18+, following the Online Safety Act. Refuse? Your account could be deleted. Likewise, platforms like Reddit, Discord, and even dating apps are being forced into similar compliance, creating what critics are calling a digital prison system. 🎙️ Joining us are Auron MacIntyre, author of "The Total State", and Aydin Paladin, political analyst and data researcher, to break down what’s coming and how to fight back. --- Auron MacIntyre https://x.com/AuronMacintyre https://www.youtube.com/@AuronMacIntyre https://www.amazon.com/Total-State-Liberal-Democracies-Tyrannies/dp/1684515580 Aydin Paladin https://x.com/AydinPaladin https://www.youtube.com/c/aydinpaladin Lev Polyakov https://x.com/LevPo https://levslens.com/ --- Consider Supporting BTR by: 🥓 Get some scrumptious Biltong (South African Jerky) over at http://biltongusa.com/ w/ Code: BTR10 ☕ Buying the most delicious coffee ever at https://jamnbean.com w/ Code: BTR10 Both codes give you 10% Off & Free Shipping! And of course: https://www.patreon.com/breaktherules --- FOLLOW BTR: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/breaktherules DISCORD: https://discord.gg/hHTNg3M Twitter - http://twitter.com/breakth3rules Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0yovF9Vo8n1fF1DGlMuWBh Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/break-the-rules/id1543233584