Child Safety or Censorship? A Warning From Britain w/ Samiksha Bhattacharjee || 1824

Episode notes

Could "protect the children" become the argument for making everyone identify themselves online? A libertarian in London has a warning for Americans who think it cannot happen here. Josh Martens sits down with Samiksha Bhattacharjee, a Young Voices contributor and president of the University College London Libertarian Society, to discuss UK online safety rules, digital ID, age verification, and anonymous speech.

Samiksha argues that British organizations are promoting similar approaches in the United States, with consequences that could reach beyond children's accounts. The conversation follows the incentives behind online regulation: lawmakers promise safety, companies face pressure to standardize their rules, and parents risk losing authority to politicians.

Josh and Samiksha also discuss her claims about lobbying and public funding, and why First Amendment protections do not end the debate over online privacy. Key beats: Could state laws reshape the internet for everyone? What disappears when online anonymity disappears? Would you trust the opposing party to make decisions for your child?

They finish with a challenge for the liberty movement: reach young people through culture, explain individual freedom, and stop expecting a political superhero to fix everything. Subscribe or follow Good Morning Liberty, like, share, and comment: should protecting children require adults to identify themselves online? Leave a podcast rating or review to help more people find the show.

Samiksha Bhattacharjee ( https://samikshabhattacharjee.github.io/index.html ) https://x.com/samikshassotd?s=11&t=S8JoQpY3m4n6bFrTo8tLrg How U.K. Operatives Are Exporting Censorship To Twenty-One States ( https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-u-k-operatives-are-exporting-censorship-to-twenty-one-states )