The online safety bill became a law yesterday, and nothing changed, it still kills E2EE(1)
They didn't backdown, and they did that marketing stunt on purpose.
Now, when are security / privacy projects like Matrix.org moving out? Because nothing can be trusted from the UK anymore, at least in regards to encryption.
1. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/09/today-uk-parliament-undermined-privacy-security-and-freedom-all-internet-users