Yes, but this is different, it's completely banned, and presumably would mean that all over 18 subreddits would have to be shut off for the UK, unless Reddit were prepared to engage in heavy moderation.
The problem with that, is acting and pretending are not real life. You can take that line of thinking to mean any movie displaying choking or pretending to show incest should be banned.
Why stop there? The UK can make laws where any display of violence in a movie should be banned, then say it's about protecting the children, for the win.
> They can make new laws where any display of violence or reenactments of crimes in a movie or play should be banned, then say it's about protecting the children, for the win.
They already did that way back in the 1910s. The general trend since queen Victoria has been the exact opposite of:
> From there, they can move on to "thought-crime".
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[ 2.4 ms ] story [ 14.8 ms ] threadWill they just ban adult subreddits for UK users (by which I mean anything with 18+ content of any sort)?
I guess they should next ban depiction of hanging government officials on a trees and lamp stands. Otherwise population might get some wrong ideas.
Robin Hood movies shall all be banned for sure.
Why stop there? The UK can make laws where any display of violence in a movie should be banned, then say it's about protecting the children, for the win.
They already did that way back in the 1910s. The general trend since queen Victoria has been the exact opposite of:
> From there, they can move on to "thought-crime".
-type scenarios.