UK
The UK’s Age Check Era Is Set To Begin In March 2027
The UK’s coming age gate is less a bouncer at the door than a new architecture for being online.
Revolut Wants Your Face At The Coffee Counter
The biometric bargain arrives just after Revolut’s latest customer data scare.
Britain Is Building an Information Defense Center. Orwell Had Another Name for It
A campaign against deepfakes is one thing. A campaign against inconvenient reality is another.
The UK’s Online Censorship Law Has Entered Its Litigation Era
The Online Safety Act’s grand experiment has reached the less glamorous business of subpoenas, appeals, and legal fees.
UK Government’s Apple iCloud Backdoor Secrecy Called “Farcical” in Court
The government says acknowledging the Apple order could damage national security. But pretending nobody knows about it is damaging open justice.
US Embassy Summoned UK Officials Over Censorship Law Disputes
Britain’s child safety pitch arrives bundled with age checks, Ofcom fees, and a preferred class of news providers.
UK Lords Bill Would Require Social Media Platforms to Get Licenses From Speech Regulator
Britain’s free speech environment is already under intense pressure. Now a proposal would make social media itself a licensed activity, with Ofcom deciding who gets to operate.
Court: UK Speech Regulator Gets Sovereign Immunity From 4chan’s US Lawsuit
US judge dismisses 4chan’s Ofcom lawsuit while noting foreign penal judgments are not necessarily enforceable in America.
Revolut Leak Shows the Cost of Constant ID Collection
Revolut’s mistake is the news, but the bigger problem is the growing number of companies being encouraged or required to keep copies of our most sensitive identity documents.
UK Plots On-Device Image Scanning Across Smartphones
Adults who decline to show ID could find their devices treated like children’s devices
US Warns UK Against Forcing Platforms to Promote Preferred News
When governments rank the trustworthy, everyone else starts sliding down the feed.
UK Police Arrested 62,199 People Over Online Speech in Five Years
Britain’s speech police have been busy, and the map of enforcement is anything but even.