Online Safety Act
UK Committee Hears Calls to Expand the Online Safety Act’s Powers
Just when you thought the UK’s online censorship law couldn’t get any worse…
Blizzard Begins Asking UK Players for ID Before They Can Chat
The Online Safety Act has arrived in Azeroth, and it has questions about your ID.
UK’s Ofcom Seeks Wider Powers After American Forum Fine Fails
A £950,000 penalty, an American forum, and a British agency learning about the First Amendment.
Andy Burnham Scrapped Digital ID. His Internet Plans Say Otherwise.
The applause for scrapping digital ID arrived before anyone checked what survived it.
UK Rules Out VPN Limits — “For Now”
UK won’t ban or age-gate VPNs under the Online Safety Act, minister confirms, as the under-16 social media ban nears.
Ofcom Puts iMessage and Messenger on Its Watch List
The regulator swears identity verification is optional. The fine print says otherwise.
Ofcom Wants American Police to Collect Its Speech Fine
A foreign censor is demanding that US police override the First Amendment to finish its collection job.
Democrats Pick Up the Global Digital ID Agenda in Project 2029
A bid to end online anonymity under the premise of child safety.
Discord’s New Face-Scan Vendor Comes with a Familiar Promise
The service that once asked for nothing but a username now wants your face and your government ID.
UK Speech Regulator’s Telegram Questions Point Toward Private Chats
One arsonist is now the reason a messaging app may be asked to read along with everyone.
UK Regulator Targets World Cup Social Media Speech
The regulator wants platforms graded on how much they delete rather than how carefully they decide what stays.
Ofcom’s Crisis Censorship Protocol Arrives Just as Belfast Erupts
A direct hotline between police and platform moderation desks is just a state-to-delete pipeline without the paperwork or a court order.