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Every Bad Idea Australia Ever Had About the Internet, Now in One Bill
A law sold as upstream prevention could send age checks, scanning, and speech controls downstream.
Australian Government Staffer Cites Execution Video To Defend Censorship Bill
Once the state can decide what adults may see, the definition of harmful material rarely stays put.
Government-Funded Group Helped Push Australia’s Digital Censorship Bill
The campaign’s grassroots story comes with a remarkably well-watered government garden.
Delhi Cuts Mobile Internet During Youth Protest Over Voter Roll Revision
The shutdown reached beyond phones, touching transit, delivery apps, digital payments, and the right to be present.
Jury Convicts Blogger After Ohio Senator Reports Crude Political Joke
In Ohio, an insult aimed upward came back down as a criminal case.
Sri Lankan Worker Sentenced To Death in Saudi Arabia Over Facebook Comment
A deleted sentence, a screenshot, and the long reach of a kingdom’s blasphemy laws.
UK: Woman Visited by Police Over Post She Says She Did Not Make
In Britain’s speech-policing era, even authorship has become a matter of suggestion.
EU-Funded "Disinformation" Group Puts America on Its Threat List
After years of pushing online censorship, EU DisinfoLab now calls America a foreign threat. Washington hit back.
The Social Reckoning Wants the Speech Referees Back
Facebook spent years censoring plenty. The movie says the problem was that it didn’t censor enough.
New York Attorney General Letitia James Seeks TikTok Age-Gating Rules
Letitia James is using unsealed TikTok allegations to push age verification and digital ID checks.
France Riots: Mayor Wants Teen Social Media Access Cut
The proposed fix treats an entire generation as collateral damage in a fight over unrest.
UK Court Hears Tech Platforms’ Challenge To Ofcom’s Speech Powers
The companies say this is oversight gone granular, costly, and potentially endless.
