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UK Lawmakers Propose Mandatory On-Device Surveillance and VPN Age Verification
The UK flirts with an extreme future where every device is surveilled.
EU Revives Plan for Year-Long Data Retention Across Digital Services, Including Encrypted Apps
A rewrite of Europe’s privacy rules could turn every click, call, and login into a year-long entry in a government ledger.
Russia Blocks Snapchat and FaceTime as Digital Crackdown Expands to Encrypted Apps and Foreign Platforms
Russia’s online world keeps shrinking as the government trades global access for tighter control at home.
EU Fines Elon Musk’s X $140+ Million Amid Free Speech Clash
Brussels just added another American platform to its list of speech offenders.
Australia’s Top Censor Warns of Surveillance While Hypocritically Expanding It
Julie Inman Grant warns of data predators while quietly building a system that feeds them.
Russia Threatens to Block WhatsApp as Government Promotes State-Run MAX App
A ban on WhatsApp would mark another step in Russia’s tightening grip on digital life.
Meta Pushes Canada for App Store Age Verification ID Laws
Meta’s proposal to move age checks to app stores would tighten Big Tech’s grip on digital identity, giving a handful of companies new power over who gets online.
Chat Control 2.0: EU Moves Toward Ending Private Communication
Behind the glass walls of Brussels, democracy risks becoming a paperwork illusion signed in silence.
Judge Dismisses FTC Antitrust Case, Rules Meta Lacks Monopoly in Evolving Social Media Market
The decision marks a courtroom win for Big Tech in an era when regulators are still arguing over what the market even is.
Brussels Aims at WhatsApp in the Next Round of Speech Control
WhatsApp’s move into public broadcasting now puts Meta face-to-face with Europe’s toughest censorship rulebook.
Senate Grills Meta and Google Over Biden Administration’s Role in COVID-Era Content Censorship
Lawmakers pressed Meta and Google to explain how far White House outreach went in shaping their censorship decisions.
Tech Giants Pledge Compliance but Warn of Major Challenges as Australia Introduces Online Verification Law
In chasing safety for kids, Australia may be rewriting the rules of digital freedom for everyone else.