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Australia Concedes Social Media Ban Burdens Political Communication
The government’s defense is a remarkably candid admission dressed in constitutional understatement.
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.
Australia’s Social Media Age Verification Law Demands Aren't Working, So It’s Going to Court
The teenagers have outlasted the ban, the fines, and the AI. Every adult in Australia may be the next to show ID if the government gets its way.
Every Bad Idea Australia Ever Had About the Internet, Now in One Bill
A law sold as upstream prevention could send age checks, scanning, and speech controls downstream.
The Social Reckoning Wants the Speech Referees Back
Facebook spent years censoring plenty. The movie says the problem was that it didn’t censor enough.
Report: White House Fears UK Apple iCloud Backdoor Targets Trump, Farage
The UK wants a way into your iCloud. Washington is starting to wonder who it might be used on.
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.
