The UK Government is now demanding "end-to-end encryption must be switch-offable" - which is not tenable.
Platforms can't feasibly maintain "dual-stack" implementations for kids-vs-non-kids, and it's telling to compare this to the general reaction /against/ "Instagram for Kids".
Platforms can't feasibly maintain "dual-stack" implementations for kids-vs-non-kids, and it's telling to compare this to the general reaction /against/ "Instagram for Kids".
https://twitter.com/WebDevLaw/status/1410134678753927170
The fact that they don't want platforms to provide separate apps which are designed to be kid-safe, YET they /do/ want general-purpose platforms to provide "kid-safety" backdoors, demonstrates a lack of joined-up thinking… or that there are ACTUALLY different goals than stated. 
This is the UK Government literally pursuing an obligation for platforms to snoop-upon, filter, block, and generally insert themselves into private message content.
If you are not already using an end-to-end encrypted messenger, you should start immediately.
If you are not already using an end-to-end encrypted messenger, you should start immediately.
Incidentally - in case you missed it - platforms like SMS that lack end-to-end encryption, are starting to have advertising spliced *into* messages by the carrier platforms. This kind of tampering is yet another reason that you want end-to-end encryption.
https://twitter.com/chrismlacy/status/1409727836093513729
Explanatory mini-thread at
https://twitter.com/AlecMuffett/status/1410142836515913732
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