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Could “fact checkers” be coming to streaming services? UK culture secretary lashes out at “The Crown” accuracy
Having blighted other aspects of internet life, could “fact checkers” be coming to streaming drama? Oliver Dowden must think the public is dumb.
UK citizens will have to show digital passport and vaccination status to get access to public life
Civil liberties take a dip in the UK under new proposals.
Facebook deleted account of grieving mother, denying her access to photos of her late son
Another case of an account deleted without a given reason.
UK outlines mild Big Tech regulation
But some proposals, such as forcing Big Tech to pay mainstream media for news, could cement market dominance.
UK MP Khalid Mahmood calls for censorship of “misinformation” about coronavirus and politicians
Another lawmaker calling for online conversations to be silenced.
Tulsi Gabbard calls on President Trump to pardon Edward Snowden and Julian Assange
Gabbard is among the most vocal voices of support.
Think tank proposes UK free speech act
An antidote to the creeping suppression of free expression in the UK.
Facebook will encourage users to take coronavirus vaccine as part of “charm offensive for Joe Biden”
Facebook is also expected to ramp up its censorship of coronavirus “misinformation.”
UK government to propose digital “freedom pass” that allows heavily-tested citizens out in public life
An Orwellian idea of “freedom.”
Facebook, Twitter, and Google team up with UK government to censor vaccine-skeptic content online
The giants are teaming up.
UK considers forcing citizens to use digital QR tracking to prove vaccination status to get into venues
QR code scanning to participate in public life.