# Safety, Surveillance, and the BritCard Mirage

An episode of [Politics Is Broken](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1730993828), 28 Sep 2025, 53 min.

Audio: https://content.rss.com/episodes/311564/2238910/podcast-is-broken/2025_09_28_16_52_51_d18cba72-115b-47d5-87d2-a18149226472.mp3

Britain promised kids would be safe online. Instead, Instagram “teen accounts” are still full of self-harm content, while Keir Starmer pushes a shiny new digital ID — the so-called “BritCard.” Stewart and Lisa dig into why protections for kids don’t work, how governments keep selling surveillance as safety, and why Canada’s patchwork approach might actually be a blessing. Plus: Politics & the Pen, stolen water glasses, and a very blush-worthy Sean Fraser story

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