Cam Wakefield
UK House of Lords Backs Under-16 Social Media Ban, Fueling Fears of Digital ID and Lost Anonymity
The Lords may think they’re saving children, but what they’re really saving is the government’s appetite for oversight.
Britain’s AI Policing Plan Turns Toward Predictive Surveillance and a Pre-Crime Future
When the state’s gaze never blinks, innocence becomes a temporary status.
The Myth of the UK’s Axed Mandatory Digital ID Plans
They can soften the language, but dystopia is still on the agenda.
UK Regulator Ofcom Opens Official Investigation Into X
The investigation lands with the timing of a well-rehearsed cue.
Starmer is Looking for an Excuse to Ban X
“All options” on the table now includes silencing a global network; an idea once unthinkable in a democracy.
UK Orders Ofcom to Explore Encryption Backdoors
Ofcom will soon have legal authority to compel encrypted messaging apps to scan all user content before it’s sent.
Are Newborns Next in Line for Britain’s Digital ID Push?
Behind closed doors, officials are discussing baby barcodes.
US Suspends $41 Billion Tech Deal with UK over Online Censorship Laws
Washington wanted an alliance on AI; London delivered a lecture on acceptable conversation.
UK Parliament Rejects Petition to Repeal Online Censorship Law, Calls for Expanded Censorship
Lawmakers promised to protect free speech by regulating nearly every way it can occur online.
Welsh Football Coach Still Banned from Sidelines After Acquittal in Free Speech Case Over Facebook Post
Acquitted by law yet condemned by policy, Jamie Michael’s case exposes how “safeguarding” has become a tool of quiet political control.
US Under Secretary Warns Britain That the First Amendment Isn’t Negotiable
Washington just reminded London that the First Amendment isn’t up for negotiation, no matter how far Britain’s censorship laws try to reach.
British Man Arrested in UK Over Florida Vacation Gun Photo
A country once famed for its stiff upper lip now trembles at the sight of a gun on a foreign porch.