UK
Kemi Badenoch Is the Only UK Conservative Party Leadership Candidate to Oppose the Online Censorship Bill
“Parliament is now legislating for hurt feelings…”
UK Communications Regulator Tells Tech Platforms to Prepare for Online Censorship Bill Before It’s Even Passed
The draconian bill has yet to be voted on. But Ofcom is already telling tech platforms to prepare.
Tribunal Rules Maya Forstater Was Discriminated Against Over Gender Critical Tweets
A win for free speech.
UK “Online Safety Bill” Wants a Backdoor on End-To-End Encrypted Messaging Apps
Automated content scanning.
From This Week, All New Vehicles in the EU With Have to Have a Surveillance-Based Speed Limiter
GPS is the most common method.
Twitter Censors Story of British Mother Who Died After Reaction to Covid Vaccine
Twitter auto-censored the story as “misleading” despite it being true.
Halifax Bank Threatens to Close Customer Accounts for “Inappropriate” Social Media Posts
The bank has been facing much backlash in the last week.
UK NHS Continues to Scrub the Word “Women” From Its Websites to Avoid Causing Offense
The term continues to be censored.
The UK’s Online Censorship Bill Is (as Expected) Unpopular
The bill restricts speech but pretends it doesn’t.
London Assembly Member Calls for Police Investigation Into Laurence Fox’s LGBT Flag Swastika Tweet
Caroline Russell says the tweet is a “hate crime.”