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UK PM Rishi Sunak vows to end arrests over social media posts
Ending the speech police policies.
Tesco stores could face lawsuit after demanding customers download an app to enter
Privacy concerns of checkout-free stores.
WEF report explores online “interventions” including content removal, warning labels to protect kids
The WEF has taken an interest in online content moderation.
New UK rules mean rape victims won’t be subjected to a digital search
No longer will they automatically be treated as a suspect and immediately subject to the scanning of their digital life.
UK Commons passes bill to electronically tag protesters that haven’t been convicted of a crime
Sweeping new surveillance proposal.
“Only women have a cervix” – biomedical scientist is barred from profession over Twitter posts
The UK lacks free speech protections.
PayPal backtracks on fining users for “misinformation,” calls it an “error”
But it remains to be seen if PayPal will punish users in other ways, like closing accounts.
Speech police: UK writer Caroline Farrow arrested, accused of posting “offensive” message online
Despite government’s proposals to stop it, British citizens are still being arrested over alleged speech offenses.
PayPal to expand its speech restriction rules in November
An updated policy that pulls financial services from those that don’t adhere to its arbitrary speech limitations.