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Britain’s Online Censorship Law Now Comes With a Crisis Plan for Your Posts
The switch is designed for emergencies, but its definition of one is remarkably elastic.
UK High Court Upholds Speech Regulator Notices To Meta, WhatsApp, X, And TikTok
Court says Ofcom does not need a specific purpose before requesting social media data.
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.
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.
GRANITE Act Gains First House Cosponsor Against Censorship
Rep. Thomas Massie joins the GRANITE Act as its first House cosponsor.
UK Court Hears Tech Platforms’ Challenge To Ofcom’s Speech Powers
The companies say this is oversight gone granular, costly, and potentially endless.
Ofcom Investigates Meta Over Instagram Instants as It Moves From Policing Speech to Policing Features
The story is not really that Ofcom is worried about disappearing posts. It is that Britain’s online speech regulator now sounds increasingly comfortable treating itself as part of the launch process.
Wyoming Committee Advances Bill Against Foreign Censorship Enforcement
A state level answer to the increasingly global business of policing expression.
Senate GRANITE Act Targets Foreign Censorship Demands
Ofcom’s paperwork has become an unlikely catalyst for a new American speech shield.
The UK’s Online Censorship Law Has Entered Its Litigation Era
The Online Safety Act’s grand experiment has reached the less glamorous business of subpoenas, appeals, and legal fees.
US Embassy Summoned UK Officials Over Censorship Law Disputes
Britain’s child safety pitch arrives bundled with age checks, Ofcom fees, and a preferred class of news providers.
UK Lords Bill Would Require Social Media Platforms to Get Licenses From Speech Regulator
Britain’s free speech environment is already under intense pressure. Now a proposal would make social media itself a licensed activity, with Ofcom deciding who gets to operate.
