Speech
Europe Calls Its Censorship Law “Neutral” but Creators and Diplomats See a Clear Grip on Online Speech
The DSA’s promise of neutrality fades as enforcement power drifts from platforms to policymakers.
UK Government “Resist” Program Monitors Citizens’ Online Posts
Bureaucrats once hired to spin the news are now tasked with scanning neighborhood Facebook pages for wrongthink.
Britain’s Lawmakers Who Love Censorship and Hate Freedom
The people who think free speech is dangerous now get to decide what counts as a crime.
UK Police Make 10,000 Arrests Over “Offensive” Online Speech
In a nation where 90 percent of crimes go unsolved, the real emergency seems to be someone being offensive online.
Roblox to Mandate Facial and ID Verification
The platform’s age checks are part of a bigger push to create online spaces policed by biometrics.
US House Committee Summons Australian Censor Julie Inman Grant Over Global Takedown Demands
Australia’s online censorship laws are colliding head-on with America’s free speech politics.
UK Blocks Lucy Connolly, Jailed for Social Media Post, From Speaking in US on Free Speech Crackdown
Branded a public threat over a tweet, she now needs government clearance to tell the world what the government has done to her.
EU’s Weakened “Chat Control” Bill Still Poses Major Privacy and Surveillance Risks, Academics Warn
The law’s softer tone hides the same blunt instrument: unchecked surveillance wrapped in child safety rhetoric.
Italian Court Orders Google to Restore Banned Catholic Blog
An Italian court’s pushback against Google turns a local censorship dispute into a landmark test.
Germany Turns an X Post Into a Police Raid at Dawn
A single post lost in the noise of X becomes a case study in how modern states turn minor speech into major control.
The Facebook Joke That Put a Veteran in Handcuffs
A Facebook meme meant as local humor has turned into a felony case that says more about power than parody.
Twitch Imposes Face Scans for UK Users to Comply with Government’s Censorship Law
A new era of streaming begins where every click demands a face, and privacy becomes the price of admission.