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Government accused of plot to silence critics of asylum seeker hotels and 'two-tier' policing
Whitehall officials have allegedly been flagging social media accounts to Big Tech firms which criticise immigration ...
UK's online safety law is putting free speech at risk, X says
Britain's online safety law risks suppressing free speech due to its heavy-handed enforcement, social media site X said on ...
The secret Labour plot to silence migrant hotel critics: Whitehall internet monitoring unit complains to social media giants over posts criticising asylum seekers, immigrat…
Officials working for UK Technology Secretary Peter Kyle warned TikTok about videos with 'concerning narratives' and claimed ...
Will the UK government ban VPNs?
As UK residents turn to VPNs to get around the Online Safety Act, concerns that VPNs will be banned have bene raised ...
Over 450,000 Brits want to repeal the UK Online Safety Act – here's how to have your say
Social media, gaming services, and dating apps are also required to shield minors from harmful content via similar checks.However, the age assurance measures have sparked concerns among politicians, ...
Age verification checks for porn sites aren’t working – but there’s a way to fix it
Video games and VPNs are allowing people to easily circumvent the Online Safety Act, with experts blaming a complete lack of trust. There may be a better way to enforce it, Anthony Cuthbertson writes, ...
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Gaza and Ukraine posts blocked under new age checks, world’s ‘oldest baby’ born in US
Social media companies ​​are blocking content - including posts about the wars in Ukraine and Gaza - to comply with the UK's Online Safety Act ...
Nigel Farage Fallout Shows UK–US Free Speech Divide as Democrats Slam Online Safety Act
Nigel Farage's criticism of the UK's Online Safety Act exposes deep UK–US divisions on free speech as US lawmakers warn the ...
'No plans to repeal the Online Safety Act' – UK government responds to age verification backlash
The UK government says it has no plans to repeal the Online Safety Act, as opposition to it grows in the wake of the ...
Labour Can't Decide What It's Doing With The Internet
Reform UK have leapt on the opportunity to attack Labour, claiming it would completely tear up the legislation – although the ...
Fears Bonnie Blue’s ‘porn show’ can be watched on Channel 4 by children despite age-check rules
Labour and Tories question broadcast of 1,000 Men and Me - which has graphic sex scenes - after Online Safety Act came into ...
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Labour revives Covid-era 'spy unit' to snoop on migrant hotel critics online
A secretive Whitehall "spy" unit has been revived to target social media posts criticising "two-tier policing" and migrant hotels. Videos containing "concerning narratives" have been flagged by ...