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UK Government “Resist” Program Monitors Citizens’ Online Posts
Bureaucrats once hired to spin the news are now tasked with scanning neighborhood Facebook pages for wrongthink.
Britain’s Lawmakers Who Love Censorship and Hate Freedom
The people who think free speech is dangerous now get to decide what counts as a crime.
UK Police Make 10,000 Arrests Over “Offensive” Online Speech
In a nation where 90 percent of crimes go unsolved, the real emergency seems to be someone being offensive online.
UK Blocks Lucy Connolly, Jailed for Social Media Post, From Speaking in US on Free Speech Crackdown
Branded a public threat over a tweet, she now needs government clearance to tell the world what the government has done to her.
Twitch Imposes Face Scans for UK Users to Comply with Government’s Censorship Law
A new era of streaming begins where every click demands a face, and privacy becomes the price of admission.
UK: Hertfordshire Police Pay £20,000 for Unlawful Arrests Over Parents’ WhatsApp Message
A private message turned into a police raid that never should’ve happened.
UK Tech Secretary Urges Ofcom to Fast-Track Censorship Law Enforcement
Her urgency exposes a government more eager to control the internet than to understand the cost of regulating it.
Apple Rolls Out Digital ID as States Push New Verification Rules
By turning identification into a tap, Apple edges the iPhone closer to becoming a passport for everyday life.
UK Crime Agency Backs “Upload Prevention” Plan to Scan Encrypted Messages
The campaign recasts surveillance as safety, turning encryption from a shield of freedom into a checkpoint of trust.
If UK Police Systems Can’t Stay Secure, How Safe Is a National Digital ID?
A nation preaching digital trust keeps tripping over its own passwords.
UK: The Push to Police Election Talk Online
A campaign to curb election “disinformation” risks giving the government final say over what truth is allowed online.
Joey Barton and the New Heresy of Being Offensive In The UK
Barton’s conviction turns the internet’s rough banter into a matter for criminal law.