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UK Conservatives Target “Non-Crime Hate Incidents” in Crime Bill Amendment as Police Admit No Evidence of Impact on Crime
Police logged 13,000 NCHIs last year, yet can’t say if even one helped prevent a crime.
Von Der Leyen Defends EU Censorship Rules Amid Criticism, Targets X, Meta, Apple, and TikTok Under DSA, DMA, and AI Act
EU enforces Digital Services Act, AI Act, and Digital Markets Act against X, Meta, Apple, TikTok, and Elon Musk.
NSF Terminates Hundreds of “Misinformation”-Related Grants, Impacting Researchers Tied to Online Speech Flagging Initiatives Like EIP and CIP
Projects once framed as public service now fall under scrutiny for blurring science with censorship allegations.
X Challenges India’s Censorship Portal Over 130 Orders, Citing Legal Overreach and Bypassed Safeguards
India’s censorship web widens as Sahyog quietly bypasses safeguards built into traditional content takedown laws.
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Vows to Leave EU Markets Like France if Encryption Backdoors Are Demanded
Telegram draws a privacy line in the sand as EU pressures mount to compromise encryption safeguards.
Ireland’s War on Dissent Gets a Digital Upgrade
Turning ad networks into silencers, Ireland’s “disinfo” playbook makes dissent a financial liability.
WHO Pushes for Permanent Tech Alliance to Institutionalize Digital Health Messaging and Behavior Control
WHO, Meta, and Silicon Valley plan long-term digital health alliance focused on narrative control and behavior change.
Columbia University Faces Backlash for Investigating Catholic Student Over Social Media Posts
Columbia’s quiet inquisition puts expression under the microscope in the name of equity.
Ohio’s Social Media Digital ID Age Law Gets Tossed in Free Speech Fight
Tech giants may wear the First Amendment like armor, but it’s the lawmakers who keep bringing paper shields to a constitutional knife fight.
Trump Administration Targets $1.4B in Federal “Misinformation” Grants, Orders NIH and State Dept. Crackdown on Speech-Policing Programs Funded Under Biden
NIH, UC Irvine, UnidosUS, and Peraton face scrutiny as federal misinformation programs unravel under executive review.
German Government Proposes Censorship Laws Framed as Protecting Freedom of Opinion, Plans “Independent” Media Authority to Police “Disinformation”
Germany’s new ruling coalition wraps old censorship playbooks in shiny new language about protecting opinion and diversity.
UK’s Nudge Unit and UNSW Launch “Prebunking” Framework to Counter Refugee, Migrant, and Pro-Trump Immigration Narratives
Prebunking becomes the new frontier in narrative control as governments and think tanks refine the art of shaping public perception.