UK
The UK’s Digital ID Era Starts This Summer
A single app to rule your identity, with every blink and barcode feeding the machine.
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 Citizen Sentenced to 10 Years in Saudi Arabia Over Deleted Tweet
A deleted tweet and a distant acquaintance become the basis for a decade-long prison term in Saudi Arabia’s opaque legal system.
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.
In Britain the “Thought Crime” Is Real
A pensioner faced a raid not for plotting mayhem, but for posting a sarcastic tweet fewer than 30 people saw.
Wikipedia Challenges UK’s Online Censorship Laws
Wikipedia is fighting to keep regulation away from the unpaid workforce that powers its platform.
UK Lawmakers Push for Expanded Online Censorship Despite Uncertainty Over Online Censorship Law’s Scope
MPs push for censorship powers they don’t fully understand, treating ambiguity in the law as a green light for control.
UK Lawmakers and Regulators Target End-to-End Encryption and Smaller Messaging Platforms in Final Committee Hearing on Social Media “Harms”
UK MPs target end-to-end encryption as Ofcom, ICO, and DSIT probe Telegram, Signal, and post-Southport riot app use.
Israel, Russia, Ukraine, and Others Clash Over Speech Control at UN “Disinformation” Talks
What begins as a call to counter disinformation veers into a diplomatic tug-of-war over who gets to define the truth.
BitChute CEO Ray Vahey Warns UK Faces “Dark Future” of China-Style Internet Censorship Under Online Safety Act
BitChute’s exit marks a stark warning as Britain trades its legacy of free speech for a future of digital gatekeeping.
UK Supermarket Asda Faces Backlash Over Facial Recognition in Stores
Shoppers at Asda find themselves scanned, assessed, and archived without ever consenting to a new era of retail surveillance.