Online Safety Act
UK Report Says Online Censorship Law Doesn’t Go Far Enough
The state’s answer to unrest is to algorithmically erase anything that might have caused it.
Digital ID: Bluesky to Launch Age Checks in UK
Bluesky’s new age checks mark another step in the UK’s quiet construction of a digitally verified citizen.
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.
Australia Orders Search Engines to Enforce Digital ID Age Checks
The new rules pull search engines and hosting platforms deeper into Australia’s expanding web of digital control.
Nexus Mods to Enforce Digital ID Age Checks Under UK and EU Laws
Nexus Mods prepares age checks for UK and EU users under the controversial Online Safety Act and Digital Services Act rules.
Australia Tribunal Overturns eSafety Ruling in Free Speech Win
Australia’s Administrative Review Tribunal rules against eSafety Commissioner in Chris Elston and X free speech case.
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.
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.