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UK Speech Regulator Considers Restricting VPNs Over Online "Safety"
Ofcom wants emergency blocking powers, proactive scanning, and fewer ways for users to route around them.
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The New Geography of Being Watched
The most unsettling part is not that the machine can find you, but how little it needs to start.
Australia Wants the World to Follow Its Online Censorship Blueprint
The bill says it is not about speech, but its critics are already reading the subtext.
UK Speech Regulator Ofcom Struggles To Enforce Censorship Law Fines Abroad
Ofcom can write the fines, but foreign courts get to decide whether anyone pays them.
EU Demands Online Platforms Censor During France Unrest
Under the DSA, a riot video can become evidence, a risk, or both, depending on who is doing the labeling.
France’s Riot Response Moves From The Streets To The Platforms
The meeting was called in a crisis, but the machinery had been waiting since 2022.
Australia’s Social Media Age Verification Law Demands Aren't Working, So It’s Going to Court
The teenagers have outlasted the ban, the fines, and the AI. Every adult in Australia may be the next to show ID if the government gets its way.
Eleventh Circuit Lets Georgia Social Media Age Checks Proceed
Georgia’s "child safety" law now comes with an adult-sized identity check.
Gabriel Attal Wants Social Media Blocked During Riots
France keeps returning to the same question: is a riot an emergency, or an opportunity to normalize extraordinary powers.
Major Banks Investigated Over Political and Religious Debanking
A bank’s idea of public opinion became a surprisingly effective way to decide who gets access to money.
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Spyware Doesn’t Need Your Click Anymore. It Needs an Ad Slot.
Spyware used to need you to click a link. Now it just needs an ad slot in an app you already use.
Albanese Blames Social Media After MP Attack
A familiar political reflex arrives before the investigation has found its footing.
