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That's not how the internet works
25 June 2026If you live in the UK (and likely the rest of the world eventually) then get ready for more "shaping" of your online experience by the government.
We've already see age-gating, compulsory ID and other measures either introduced or proposed by a growing number of countries across the Western world but now there's another challenge to the freedom of the internet.
According to this report, the UK is proposing a move to force social media companies to give priority to "trusted" news sources.
Forums are Down
Damn, why is it so hard to keep any reliable forum capability going these days?
I'll be working to get the forums up again but it seems that it might not be a simple task. The hosting company has obviously changed something but now it's up to me to try and get PHPBB working with their new configuration :-/
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