UK
Bank of England Collaborates With MIT to Research State Controlled Digital Currencies
Part of a broader developing conversation.
Twitter Censored Oxford Academic Who Shared Daily Mail Article About Inflated Covid Deaths
Twitter backtracked, admitting it got it wrong.
The UK Online Safety Bill Explained: A Reckless Threat to Free Speech
A carelessly-written bill. Sweeping government censorship powers. Big Tech speech police. And more.
Twitter Says It Was a Mistake to Block Links to News Outlet the Federalist
An increasingly common “mistake.”
Twitter Blocked Links to Daily Mail Article That Questioned Covid Death Stats
Suggested the link was “unsafe.”
UK Online Safety Bill, That Will Censor Some “Legal but Harmful” Content, Presented to Parliament
Knowingly false communications and more will also be restricted.
Experiment Shows UK’s Pro-Censorship Politicians Have Their Own Past Comments Deleted by Facebook
The warning comes before the UK enacts one of the biggest attacks on free speech in a liberal democracy with the “Online Safety Bill.”
Eight Countries Team Up to Form Digital ID Group
More countries are pushing to issue digital IDs to citizens.
The UK Plans to Task Big Tech in Determining Which Advertisers Are Scams
Part of the upcoming Online Harms Bill.
Senators Ask the Treasury Department to Ensure Russians Can’t Use Cryptocurrency to Evade Sanctions
Lawmakers continue to call for cryptocurrency regulations.
Google Play Blocks RT and Sputnik’s Apps in Europe
The latest of many blocks and restrictions.
Twitter Starts Reducing the Reach of Russian State-Affiliated Media Websites
Tech companies have faced mounting pressure to restrict Russian state media.