You Can't Censor America (w/ Preston Byrne) | The Pregame

What's the deal with the U.K.'s "Online Safety Act," and why is it being used for... censorship? In preparation for his LIVE AT PUBKEY show downstairs, ⁠⁠Preston Byrne⁠ (Managing Partner at ⁠Byrne & Storm⁠) grabs a cold one with host ⁠⁠Thomas Pacchia⁠ in the PubKey NYC Parlor, where they let loose for an UNFILTERED conversation:

00:00 Intro: Why is a British “safety” law suddenly America’s problem?
01:40 The U.K. is threatening fines, arrests, and 14-year sentences
03:40 Defending 4chan: Preston’s “f**k you” moment
08:00 How to turn secret censorship emails into weapons
10:10 Using “sovereign immunity” against Goliath
15:40 Britain’s slippery slope into decline
19:40 Are digital IDs a Trojan horse for a global surveillance stack?
23:40 Is talking about Monero online risky?
26:10 Two small states shield the entire U.S. internet from foreign censors
31:40 Can Preston be arrested on sight?
34:40 Why big law firms won’t (or can’t) touch these free speech cases
36:40 The core of PubKey: pseudonymous speech fuels resistance movements
41:40 Conclusion: The endgame of foreign censorship demands

Follow Preston: https://x.com/prestonjbyrne
Follow Thomas: https://x.com/tpacchia

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