Topic: Online Safety Bill
The Online Safety Bill represents a significant expansion of government censorship and surveillance measures under the guise of protecting users online. This legislation threatens free speech by imposing strict controls on content and communication, while also undermining privacy through demands for message scanning and age verification. The implications of such laws extend beyond the UK, raising concerns about the erosion of individual liberties and the role of tech companies as enforcers of state-sanctioned censorship.
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New Demands Urge UK To Criminalize Even More Online Speech
This time to “protect” women.
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Leaked Legal Analysis Of EU’s Private Message Snooping Plans Says It Interferes With “Fundamental Rights”
Undermining the EU’s self-described commitment to privacy.
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Private messaging apps push back against UK snooping proposals
The British Government wants to end private messaging.
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Signal says it will pull out of the UK if the government tries to end privacy
Threats to encryption.
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UK police and charities say Apple’s privacy features are hindering surveillance, investigations
A tool to enable more private browsing.
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UK plans to ban “online misogyny”
New censorship proposals.
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UK’s online censorship bill has amendment that targets non-citizens
Trying to legislate for non-citizens who aren’t even in the country.
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TikTok CEO, UK, and EU to discuss regulating “harmful content” at World Economic Forum 2023 annual meeting
The discussion will focus on tackling “online harms” on social media, in the cloud, and in gaming.
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UK: Labour lawmakers want to censor “legal but harmful” speech online
More speech restrictions
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UK regulator appoints former Google exec as “Online Safety” head after online censorship bill is reintroduced
Helping the state enforce its new censorship law.