> The real problem behind that are various Evangelical groups running scare campaigns against parents and pressure campaigns against ISPs and individual sites. The US was the first with FOSTA/SESTA, the UK followed suit, and here in Germany our media regulators are going nuts as well.
It's a concerted evangelical Christian campaign across the board. The lobbying groups for these policies - in the UK, Germany, Canada, etc - overlap a lot.
What can we do to fight back against this lobbying, while remaining within the law?
Enough is enough, we cannot have these unelected pressure groups dictating our laws. And whose views are in the minority. They do not represent the general public in any way at all.
Some kind or organization dedicated to exposing these front groups for what they really are, and their hidden agendas. Infiltrating them and leaking evidence to the press. A dump of all their internal emails would be very nice indeed (without breaking the law). Just like those exposing cults e.g. Scientology.
We need to give these pressure groups as much publicity as we have given cults. To stop them from having a such a grip on our society, because they represent the opinions of a tiny minority. It is as if we have a second unelected government, because these pressure groups have so much power.
Giving these organizations a name, a word, a label, so that the general public can identify with the problem.
Maybe their actions are illegal in some way, just that they haven't been successfully prosecuted yet. This needs looking into.
And maybe their behavior can be rightly criminalized in some way I don't yet know about? So a new law could put a stop to them. Many are hiding behind registered charity status. If they could be stripped of that status...
100%. Happening in Canada right now too: https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2022/02/age-verification-require...
It's a concerted evangelical Christian campaign across the board. The lobbying groups for these policies - in the UK, Germany, Canada, etc - overlap a lot.