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UK: Ofcom-Backed Study Could Be Part of a Push to Extend “Impartiality” Rules to Online Media
The study targets digital news and social platforms just as alternative media reshapes political discourse.
UK’s Ofcom Seeks New Powers to Preemptively Block Viral Content, Censor Potentially Illegal Speech, and Mandate Broad Digital ID
What began as a promise of safety now edges toward a blueprint for a controlled, sanitized internet.
Britain Launches Cross-Border Censorship Hunt Against 4chan
By chasing 4chan across oceans, the UK turns internet governance into a game of empire.
Ofcom’s “Super-Complaint” Plan Puts UK Speech on Notice
A draft plan for a state-sanctioned funnel for grievances recasts free expression as a privilege meted out by approved intermediaries.
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Britain’s Speech Police Just Got a Visit From Uncle Sam
Washington is watching with growing alarm as its oldest ally turns free speech into a a global international censorship liability.
UK Regulator and “Kick It Out” Report Calls for Policing and Censorship of Legal Online Speech Under Censorship Law
What counts as harm is no longer measured by law, but by how much it offends the ear of a regulator.
UK Government Issues Draft Strategic Priorities for Online “Safety,” Pressuring Ofcom to Enforce Censorship, Surveillance, and Age Verification Under Online Safety Act
Ofcom is nudged toward algorithmic policing and AI gatekeeping in a sweeping vision that blurs child protection with national security.
UK Inspector Andy Cooke Pushes for Stronger Powers to Curb Viral “Misinformation” After Southport Riots
Cooke wants Ofcom to censor at the speed of virality, even as the law says that’s not its job.
Wikipedia Challenges UK’s Online Censorship Laws
Wikipedia is fighting to keep regulation away from the unpaid workforce that powers its platform.
UK Lawmakers Push for Expanded Online Censorship Despite Uncertainty Over Online Censorship Law’s Scope
MPs push for censorship powers they don’t fully understand, treating ambiguity in the law as a green light for control.
UK Lawmakers and Regulators Target End-To-End Encryption and Smaller Messaging Platforms in Final Committee Hearing on Social Media “Harms”
UK MPs target end-to-end encryption as Ofcom, ICO, and DSIT probe Telegram, Signal, and post-Southport riot app use.
UK: Ofcom Appoints “Experts” to Advisory Committee on “Disinformation” Under New Censorship Law
A committee of speech-policing veterans now holds the keys to defining “harm” under one of the UK’s most sweeping internet laws.
