UK
Even Meta Pushes Back Against the UK’s Online Surveillance and Censorship Bill
Meta says the bill would require platforms to scan “all private messaging.”
The UK’s Shadowy “Counter-Disinformation Unit” Has Shifted From Covid to War
Actively getting select speech removed from social media platforms.
Paramount Says It Won’t Censor Old Content to Please Modern Audiences
Taking a difference stance to its rivals.
The UK Online Safety Bill Has Laughable Free Speech and Privacy “Protections”
The protections don’t apply when platforms censor so-called “harmful” content.
UK Blocks Labour Lawmaker That Wanted News Outlets to Register With Dystopian Regulator
Dodging censorship proposals.
UK’s Public-Funded BBC Told Journalists to Lobby Lawmakers on Trans Rights
An apparent breach of ethics.
UK Home Secretary Decides to Extradite Julian Assange to the US
The US suggests exposing war crimes is a crime in itself.
Labour and SNP Demand “Health Misinformation” Controls Be Added to UK’s Controversial “Online Safety Bill”
As if the bill wasn’t bad enough.
Telegram Hopes for “Regulatory Action” Over iPhone Browser Restrictions
Accusing Apple of anti-competitive practices.
Anti Free Speech Campaigners Have Hurt GB News Revenue, CEO Suggests
A cancelation campaign that started before the channel had even launched.
Judge Suggests CIA May Have Illegally Recorded Assange Conversations, Challenging Extradition Demands
The WikiLeaks editor is facing extradition to the US.