UK
Facebook apologizes after banning UK war re-enactment group as a “militia”
Another careless blanket ban.
UK activist group campaigns to get US citizen Steve Bannon banned on Facebook
Transatlantic censorship.
Tim Berners-Lee has plans to decentralize the web and user data
A new proposal for data sovereignty.
14-year-old challenges UK police over secret “non-crime hate incident” lists
The student is taking police to court.
British YouTuber arrested by police on “terrorism” charges for filming cops
Police admitted it was a mistake.
WHO mandates digital vaccine passports
Researchers are concerned about curtailed civil liberties.
Lush backs into apology for donating to women’s group after online campaign from trans activists
Lush faced a pressure campaign.
Censorship of vaccine-skeptic conversations will backfire, Free Speech Union says
The censorship will likely cause an increase in mistrust.
British army tasked with crushing vaccine skepticism online
Plans have been revealed.
UK Equality and Human Rights Commission member Alasdair Henderson criticized by media for ‘liked’ tweets
The Guardian went through Henderson’s ‘liked’ tweets in an attempt to rally opposition against him.
UK towns use coronavirus to justify mass surveillance of residents’ personal details
The most intimate details of people’s lives are being tracked.
Students rush to defend teacher fired after refusing to remove “sexist” video from YouTube
Eton students are pushing back against the cult of woke cancel culture invading education institutions.