Post ApTxirfStBeYIp79do by rms@mastodon.xyz
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 (DIR) Post #ApTxirfStBeYIp79do by rms@mastodon.xyz
       2024-12-27T20:35:44Z
       
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       [1/3] https://stallman.org/glossary.html#muskhttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/21/ministers-resist-calls-to-block-musk-donations-to-farages-reform-ukThe UK government is too timid to legislate to block the muskrat from buying the next UK election for right-wing extremists. The ministers believe that the measures they were considering could backfire (because they could be bypassed). Well, look for stronger measures. I suggest making it a crime, punishable by imprisonment, to
       
 (DIR) Post #ApTxjCmGP6ZLlzSNeb by rms@mastodon.xyz
       2024-12-27T20:35:45Z
       
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       [2/3] participate in transferring money (your own or from someone else) or equivalent into UK political campaigning, except when it comes from UK citizens who reside in the UK, and the total amount coming from each one of them under a certain limit. To de-fang antisocial media platforms, the UK should prohibit platforms from operating recommendation engines. Both of these measures have the virtue that they block systems of influence that are available only to the rich, without explicit
       
 (DIR) Post #ApTxjK3XLHXsLaam36 by rms@mastodon.xyz
       2024-12-27T20:35:46Z
       
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       [3/3] explicit political bias.
       
 (DIR) Post #ApTy4ndiXwLMBEkxjU by rodlux@maly.io
       2024-12-27T20:39:36Z
       
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       @rms being British but living outside the UK I would support even me not even being allowed to donate to UK parties. I would support limiting donations to 5k per person and a requirement to having held UK citizenship for at least 10 years. All donations must be from UK private citizens bank accounts and not via a company. All donations above 1k must be made on a public list.