UK
Trial begins into UK police officer charged with sharing an “offensive” George Floyd meme
The judicial system in the country is accused of not having its priorities right.
Student banned from Aberdeen University’s union for two weeks for writing “Rule Britannia” in webchat
Increasingly common in education.
Petition calls for UK to enforce China-style ID cards for internet use – to prevent “trolls”
The invasive idea will be discussed in Parliament.
Conservative councillor suspended for post dressed as a woman to mock idea of curfew against men
Suspended for a joke on Facebook.
The UK government has been testing its snooping of citizens internet browsing for months
And that’s just the on-the-record snooping.
Committee says UK’s $30bn digital “track and trace” is ineffective, inept, and a waste
The privacy invasion was far from worth it.
Twitch’s secret “brand safety” score for streamers
A social credit-style system to determine how brand-safe a streamer is.
UK gym owner was ordered to stop online Zoom classes during lockdown
The local council has since apologized.
UK police face pushback over secret “non-crime hate incident” lists
People are starting to speak out.
UK university forced to apologize and pay PhD student after branding him “transphobic” over tweets
The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education has ruled.
