Cam Wakefield
Britain Is Building an Information Defense Center. Orwell Had Another Name for It
A campaign against deepfakes is one thing. A campaign against inconvenient reality is another.
The UK’s Online Censorship Law Has Entered Its Litigation Era
The Online Safety Act’s grand experiment has reached the less glamorous business of subpoenas, appeals, and legal fees.
UK Plots On-Device Image Scanning Across Smartphones
Adults who decline to show ID could find their devices treated like children’s devices
Arday's Law: UK Campaign to Limit Articles About One Person
A UK petition to cap news articles per person should revive prior restraint fears among free press advocates.
Retired Police Officer Fined £1,000 Over Bacon Meme in UK
There is no blasphemy offence in England and Wales. There is Section 127, and it turns out to be roomy.
Khan Approves Oxford Street Live Facial Recognition
Permanent cameras are coming to Britain's busiest shopping street, and the only real disagreement is about which crowds should be scanned first.
Report: British Groups Push Age Verification Bills in 21 US States
A trade association whose members sell ID checks spent years arguing that more places need ID checks.
Police Launch Live Facial Recognition Trial at London Subway Stations
Victoria Station handles a crowd the size of a small city every morning. The trial runs four months.
Britain's Elite Speech Monitoring Squad Has Flagged 106 Posts
The National Internet Intelligence Investigations team flagged 106 social media posts, half of them in June alone.
London Police Crack the Case of the Three Polite Emails
Mark Rowley says the Met dropped the ball on its 4-month harassment case against reporter Jack Grove.
British Police Offer Animal Rights Activist "Thinking Skills" Course Over Online Post
Britain has found a way to make a speech investigation feel like a customer service call, right up until you read the conditions.
UK Committee Hears Calls to Expand the Online Safety Act’s Powers
Just when you thought the UK’s online censorship law couldn’t get any worse…