Topic: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill raises significant concerns regarding privacy and free speech, particularly with proposals to ban social media for those under 16 and expand online surveillance. These measures threaten to undermine encryption and impose censorship, affecting the ability of individuals to communicate freely and securely. Such policies prioritize control over the rights of young people and their families, posing a risk to individual liberties.
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UK Government Plans to Use Delegated Powers to Undermine Encryption and Expand Online Surveillance
Delegated powers mean the specific rules (what gets scanned, what gets flagged) get written by a minister, not Parliament.



