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World Health Organization meets to plot censorship of “misinformation” under international pandemic treaty
The unelected health agency inches closer toward being granted unprecedented, legally-binding censorship powers.
UK: Labour lawmakers want to censor “legal but harmful” speech online
More speech restrictions
UK police LGBT network is investigated for blocking critics on Twitter
The blocked accounts are considering a lawsuit.
UK Citizens Advice employees push back against ideological email pronouns policy
Compelled speech and “ideological instruction” allegations.
UK and Ukraine to collaborate on digital ID
As part of a new trade deal.
UK regulator appoints former Google exec as “Online Safety” head after online censorship bill is reintroduced
Helping the state enforce its new censorship law.
The UK plots to ban private messaging
Another major threat to civil liberties in the UK.
UK plans to criminalize digitally putting someone’s face on nude body
Whether it was to “cause harm” or not.
UK to outline steps for government-controlled digital currency by the end of the year
“We are actively exploring the issuance of a digitally native Pound sterling.”
Amazon says its in-vehicle surveillance is for employee safety, not to spy on them
Monitoring their every move.
