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Microsoft Shifts All Activations to Online Accounts
A simple software setup has become another checkpoint in Microsoft’s expanding web of identity and control.
Pakistan Blocks Major VPNs Under New Licensing Rules, Expanding State Control Over Internet Access
A new digital curtain descends as Pakistan turns encrypted privacy into a licensed privilege.
EU Veterans Rally to Recast the Digital Services Act as Accountability Not Control
Europe’s digital guardians recast control as care, wrapping power in the language of protection.
Albanese Backs Top Censor, Vows Stronger “Hate” Laws
Albanese’s full-throated defense of Australia’s eSafety chief suggests a government doubling down on its vision of a tightly policed digital frontier.
UK Terrorism Watchdog Calls for Under-16 Social Media Ban, Despite Digital ID Concerns
A ban meant to shield children from extremism could instead redefine the very idea of privacy in a connected world.
Shlomo Kramer Urges Limits on First Amendment to Protect Democracy
Kramer’s call to limit free speech recast the fight against “misinformation” as a struggle over who gets to define truth in a digital democracy.
Are Newborns Next in Line for Britain’s Digital ID Push?
Behind closed doors, officials are discussing baby barcodes.
MembersThe First Amendment Meets the Scroll Police
New York has turned the act of scrolling into a public health intervention.
France Plans 2026 Ban on Social Media for Under-15s, Advancing EU-Wide Digital ID Approach
A nationwide digital ID push is quietly reshaping the internet, turning age checks into a gateway for identity-linked online life.
Jim Jordan Turns Up the Heat on Australia’s Online Speech Regulator
A direct challenge to the expanding reach of foreign regulators over American digital freedoms.
Polish Deputy Minister Urges EU Investigation Into TikTok Over Videos Promoting “Polexit”
The push to investigate TikTok over anti-EU videos turns algorithmic oversight into Europe’s new battleground for political speech.
4chan and Kiwi Farms Tell Ofcom It Can’t Censor and Run From Lawsuits
The filing says Ofcom’s notices to 4chan and Kiwi Farms are a breach of US sovereignty disguised as online safety.