Apple joins loud chorus of entities telling the UK that its Online Safety Bill is hot garbage

Apple has joined WhatsApp and Signal in saying that the UK's Online Safety Bill, which would require all messaging apps to do real-time detection and reporting of naughty content, breaking end-to-end encryption in the process, is a piece of shit. In Apple's words (told to the BBC), end-to-end encryption "helps everyday citizens defend themselves from surveillance, identity theft, fraud, and data breaches. The Online Safety Bill poses a serious threat to this protection, and could put UK citizens at greater risk". Apple wants the bill amended "to protect strong end-to-end encryption for the benefit of all". I doubt this makes any different to the gormless politicians making these dumb decisions, but thank you Apple for going on the record.