UK
Police Tell British Live Streamer Not To Post Video After Chinese Tourists Tell Him To Stop Filming
“Free speech prevails,” said Brendan Kavanagh when the police backed off.
UK Communications Regulator Forms 350-Person Team to Enforce UK’s New Online Censorship Law
The team includes new hires from senior Big Tech staff.
Tennis Bodies Are Monitoring Social Media, Aiding in Speech Removal
Monitoring and reporting speech.
UK Civil Servant Warned for Remarks on Trans Debate in Online Meeting
“I find the term ‘cis’ very offensive,” was one of the controversial comments.
UK Police Have Been Secretly Using Passport Database for Facial Recognition Since 2019
All passport holders are now a suspect pool.
Facebook and YouTube Censored Victims of AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine
Some of the censored content included clips from the official UK Covid Inquiry.
Free Speech Union Cautions Against UK Financial Regulator’s “Diversity” Policy, Citing Free Speech Concerns
“Non-financial” risk scores.
UK Police To Use Driving License Database For CCTV Facial Recognition
Raising privacy and civil liberties concerns.
UK MP Demands Zuckerberg Bring In Facebook “Safeguards” (Encryption Backdoors)
The push to end privacy.
UK Police Log “Hate Incident” Against Conservative Lawmaker Who Shared Post Referring to Trans Candidate As “Man in a Wig”
Another controversial “non crime hate incident” record.
UK Vicar Faces Investigation For Calling Transgender Archdeacon a “Bloke”
Reverend Brett Murphy made the remark in an online post.
UK Government Justifies Using Royal Air Force To Monitor Online COVID Speech, Calls “Disinformation” a “Serious Threat”
Even lawmakers and journalists had their speech monitored.