Topic: Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson’s tenure as UK Prime Minister has been marked by significant government actions that threaten free speech and privacy. From calls for algorithm adjustments on social media platforms to proposals for vaccine passports and social credit systems, these measures reflect a troubling trend of censorship and surveillance. The implications of such policies raise concerns about individual liberties and the government’s role in regulating speech and personal data.
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Britain’s Speech Police Just Got a Visit from Uncle Sam
Washington is watching with growing alarm as its oldest ally turns free speech into a a global international censorship liability.
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UK: Boris Slams Starmer on Free Speech but Faces Heat for His Own Record
The former PM’s critique may be clouded by the fact that NCHIs flourished under his own administration.
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UK government asked Twitter and Facebook to “tweak” algorithms during Covid
And a Facebook executive was “happy to oblige.”
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Experiment shows UK’s pro-censorship politicians have their own past comments deleted by Facebook
The warning comes before the UK enacts one of the biggest attacks on free speech in a liberal democracy with…
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Justin Trudeau praises countries that stand against “misinformation, propaganda”
He claims that increased sharing of misinformation is a sign of “a slippage in our democracies.”
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UK PM faces rebellion over vaccine passports as opposing conservative MPs is more then the government’s majority
100 conservative lawmakers opposed the attack on civil liberties but it wasn’t enough to stop the law from passing.
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Hillary Clinton’s message to UK Prime Minister: “Introduce vaccine passports”
Boris Johnson is one of the few leaders to be hesitant to introduce the controversial measures.
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With both UK’s biggest parties supporting the “Online Harms” bill, Britain faces a chilling blow to free speech
No real opposition or support of civil liberties.
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UK considering joining EU vaccine passport scheme, reports say
It would make it easier for the UK to rapidly deploy a domestic vaccine passport.
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Vaccine Passports increase rebellion against vaccines, major UK study finds
A backfire for lawmakers.
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UK government plots social credit-style app-based “points” system to encourage healthy eating
The reward-based system is designed to record citizens’ habits and reward them accordingly.