UK
UK Home Office Accused of Compelled Speech, Ordering Staff to Put Pronouns in Email Signatures
The demands are getting pushback.
Rockstar Censors Transgender Characters From GTA 5 Re-Release
Online special interest groups praised the censorship of “harmful stereotypes.”
Canada’s New Budget Pushes Exploration of a Central Bank Digital Currency
Proposals for centralized control.
Microchipping Humans Is Already a Thing
People are already using it for payments.
UK Censorship Bill Will Impact Small, Independent Media Outlets While Giving Large Media Outlets a Pass
Further entrenching these legacy institutions.
The Online Safety Bill Gives the UK Government Unprecedented Power to Determine “Harmful” Content
State-appointed officials will dictate online speech rules in the country.
UK Censorship Bill Tasks Big Tech With Deciding When Something Is “Illegal” or “Fraudulent”
Silicon Valley enforcers get to skip the police and the courts.
Proposed UK Law Will Jail People Whose Speech Causes “Psychological Harm” With “No Reasonable Excuse”
Maximum penalty of up to two years in prison.
Scottish Lawmakers Demand Curbs on Online Speech
More calls for censorship.
UK to Launch New Digital ID Technology Next Month as Part of Nationwide Digital ID Push
The tech will allow governments and businesses to share data for digital ID checks.