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UK: Police Watchdog Questions Linehan Heathrow Arrest Over Tweet
The watchdog says the apology still leaves the central question unanswered: why was he arrested at all.
UK: Woman Visited by Police Over Post She Says She Did Not Make
In Britain’s speech-policing era, even authorship has become a matter of suggestion.
EU-Funded "Disinformation" Group Puts America on Its Threat List
After years of pushing online censorship, EU DisinfoLab now calls America a foreign threat. Washington hit back.
UK Court Hears Tech Platforms’ Challenge To Ofcom’s Speech Powers
The companies say this is oversight gone granular, costly, and potentially endless.
CCDH Invokes Anti-SLAPP Law to Fend Off X Lawsuit
X wants its CCDH lawsuit revived. CCDH says it punishes speech. The irony is a group built on getting speech punished now claiming protection for its own.
UK Government Body Kept Files on People Criticizing Prevent Program
The Home Office tried to keep the paperwork private until an appeal brought it into the light.
Washington Challenges Brussels’ Authority Over X
The first major DSA courtroom fight now has an American litigant in the room.
The UK’s Online Censorship Law Has Entered Its Litigation Era
The Online Safety Act’s grand experiment has reached the less glamorous business of subpoenas, appeals, and legal fees.
Irish Regulator Says Self-Declared Age Is Not Enough for X
Ireland’s first Online "Safety" Code investigation puts X under pressure to move beyond birthday boxes toward stronger digital ID-style age checks.
New York Social Media Law Survives X Lawsuit
New York’s law stops short of telling platforms what to censor, but it gives the Attorney General a remarkably detailed window into how they decide what survives online.
Nitter Goes Dark After X Corp Cease and Desist Letters
There was no revenue here and no competing product, only a way to privately read public posts that the platform did not control.
Newsom Signs Content Takedown Law Following Nick Shirley Investigations
The precedent is more than the content removals. The precedent is that a legislature can keep inventing new categories of people entitled to them.
