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Australia Wants the World to Follow Its Online Censorship Blueprint
The bill says it is not about speech, but its critics are already reading the subtext.
Australia’s Social Media Age Verification Law Demands Aren't Working, So It’s Going to Court
The teenagers have outlasted the ban, the fines, and the AI. Every adult in Australia may be the next to show ID if the government gets its way.
UK: “YouTube Tax” Would Force You to Fund the BBC’s War on "Misinformation"
When the state funds the antidote, it gets a say in what counts as the disease.
UK Plans Passport And Facial Age Checks For Social Media
Britain is building a surveillance tollbooth for the web.
EU Piracy Watch List Targets YouTube Downloader and VPNs
An open source project maintained by volunteers has found itself under scrutiny from the global music business.
Google May Ask Canadian Adults for ID or Selfies
This is becoming more about platforms watching what people do, guessing who they are, and demanding proof when the guess goes wrong.
US Warns UK Against Forcing Platforms to Promote Preferred News
When governments rank the trustworthy, everyone else starts sliding down the feed.
YouTube’s Account Enforcement Practices Face Possible FTC Lawsuit
The platform’s public rulebook is now being compared with what happens behind the curtain.
Meta Settlement Ignites Global "Child Safety" Digital ID Push
Washington's deal has barely settled before Brussels and Westminster come calling.
Judge Lets California Social Media Feed Limits Stay in Force
Protecting kids is the stated goal. Handing over your identity is the price.
Court Backs DMCA Takedown of Public Meeting Videos
Waltham outsourced its public meeting recordings, and the contractor used DMCA notices to pull 15 news videos.
Take-Two DMCA Subpoenas Target Whole GTA 6 Discord Servers
Three servers, one date range, and a request for everyone who said something in them.












