Topic: Communications Act 2003
The Communications Act 2003 has been a tool for UK authorities to enforce censorship and suppress free speech online. With increasing arrests for ‘offensive’ content and calls to repeal sections of the Act, concerns grow over its impact on individual liberties and the right to express dissenting opinions. This legislation exemplifies the troubling trend of using legal frameworks to police speech rather than protect it.
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How UK Regulator Ofcom Quietly Bypassed International Law to Police American Speech
A British regulator bypassed every formal legal treaty and just emailed American companies into compliance, and 98% of them apparently…
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Britain’s Lawmakers Who Love Censorship and Hate Freedom
The people who think free speech is dangerous now get to decide what counts as a crime.
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UK Police Make 10,000 Arrests Over “Offensive” Online Speech
In a nation where 90 percent of crimes go unsolved, the real emergency seems to be someone being offensive online.
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UK Arrests for “Offensive” Online Posts Nearly Double in Seven Years
Arrests for “offensive” online speech doubled in six years while overall convictions fell, revealing a growing problem of where police…
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Former UK Police Officer Convicted for “Implication” in “Offensive” Social Media Message Raises Major Free Speech Concerns
Judges are ruling on “implication” of the speech rather than the speech itself.
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British man cleared after being arrested for “offensive” online video
A win for free expression.
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New petition calls on UK to repeal “anti-free-speech” Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003
The petition aims to force a discussion in parliament.
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Trial begins into UK police officer charged with sharing an “offensive” George Floyd meme
The judicial system in the country is accused of not having its priorities right.
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Authoritarian: Scottish man arrested over offensive tweet
A story that you may have expected to come out of China has actually come out of Scotland.
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UK police officer charged after posting George Floyd meme
The UK has some of the weakest free speech laws in the West.
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UK Judge rules social media users have the right to offend
Finally, a win.