Online Safety Bill
The UK plots to ban private messaging
Another major threat to civil liberties in the UK.
UK plans to criminalize digitally putting someone’s face on nude body
Whether it was to “cause harm” or not.
The UK government’s threats to free speech aren’t yet thwarted
Overreaching bills are still supported by some.
UK government is expected to remove “legal but harmful” online speech ban from censorship bill
The bill still has major free speech concerns but the “legal but harmful” clause was a major aspect.
UK lawmakers want to block PayPal from shutting down accounts over political ideology
PayPal is closing accounts for what it believes is “misinformation.”
New UK Prime Minister Liz Truss is expected to water down the online censorship bill
Proposed changes to fix the Online Safety Bill which is dangerous for free speech.
UK’s online censorship bill has been paused until a new Prime Minister is chosen
Paused, but it’s not over yet.
Kemi Badenoch is the only UK Conservative Party leadership candidate to oppose the online censorship bill
“Parliament is now legislating for hurt feelings…”
UK communications regulator tells tech platforms to prepare for online censorship bill before it’s even passed
The draconian bill has yet to be voted on. But Ofcom is already telling tech platforms to prepare.
UK “Online Safety Bill” Wants a Backdoor on End-to-end Encrypted Messaging Apps
Automated content scanning.
The UK’s online censorship bill is (as expected) unpopular
The bill restricts speech but pretends it doesn’t.