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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.
Facebook Verified: Meta Now Wants a Video Selfie of Your Face
Meta’s Facebook Verified badge requires a video selfie, part of a fast growing push to collect biometric data.
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.
Jim Jordan Fights UK Plan to Force Legacy Media Into Feeds
Jim Jordan warns UK DCMS plan forcing YouTube, Facebook and TikTok to promote BBC news threatens free speech.
Ofcom Puts iMessage and Messenger on Its Watch List
The regulator swears identity verification is optional. The fine print says otherwise.
France and WHO Push Social Media ID Checks
The pitch is protecting kids from algorithms. The mechanism is a permanent identity checkpoint over the entire internet.
Labour Eyes Social Media Censorship for UK Elections
The rules that already tell British broadcasters what they can say at election time are being eyed for a much bigger target: everyone’s timeline.
Burnham Backs UK Social Media Ban, Digital ID Age Verification
Continuity, it turns out, means keeping the scheme that ends anonymous internet in Britain.
EU Reddit Users Must Verify Age With Government ID or Selfie
Child safety is the reason on the label. Look at what’s actually in the box.