Topic: Ofcom
Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator, is increasingly involved in enforcing speech regulations that threaten free expression online. Its initiatives include demanding compliance from tech platforms, investigating private messaging services, and pushing for censorship measures under the guise of safety. These actions raise significant concerns about privacy and the potential for government overreach in controlling digital discourse.
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Ofcom Investigates Telegram Under UK “Online Safety Act”
The regulator’s list of duties runs far beyond child safety into foreign interference, false communications, and public-order speech.
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Ofcom Demands Tech Platforms Fund the UK’s Internet Censorship Regime
Ofcom now sends the bill for policing the internet directly to the companies being policed, and the meter just started…
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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 Free Speech Crisis and the Bill That Would Fix It
After centuries of prosecuting people for what they say, Britain may be closer than it has ever been to making…
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Apple Forces UK iPhone Age Checks in iOS 26.4
Every iPhone in Britain is now a checkpoint, and the price of entry for many is their ID or credit…
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UK Regulator Ofcom Has Fined 4chan £520,000 Under a Law That Doesn’t Apply in the US
The regulator issued a £520,000 fine; the lawyer replied with a picture of a hamster.
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UK Speech Regulator Chief Melanie Dawes Says US Free Speech Lawsuits Are “a Sign That We’re Having the Impact We Want”
The woman tasked with policing the internet has decided that getting sued across the Atlantic isn’t a setback, it’s a…
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UK Regulator Ofcom Proposes Second Fine Against US Platform 4chan
Ofcom is pressing ahead with enforcement against a US platform over speech rules controversial even in Britain, as the platform…
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Congressional Report Warns Britain Is Exporting Censorship Worldwide
Starmer’s government faces an unprecedented rebuke from Washington over digital laws once hailed as a model for safety.
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Wyoming Introduces First-Ever Foreign Censorship Shield Bill
By tying legal protection to a Wyoming nexus, the state would invite creators and platforms targeted by the UK, EU,…
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Washington Plans “Censorship Shield Law” to Block UK and EU Online Speech Restrictions
Washington plans to draw a bright legal line, barring foreign governments from fining American platforms over online speech.
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Nine Bureaucracies Walk Into Your Browser and Ask for ID
A global coalition of regulators is quietly turning the open web into a gated community where every login begins with…