New UK PM set to correct Online Safety Bill
Liz Truss, who has just been made the new UK Prime Minister, has already indicated a greater respect for freedom of speech than her predecessor.
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Cloudflare takes the law into its own hands by blocking Kiwi Farms
The responsibility for policing the internet has once more come to the fore as network security provider Cloudflare felt compelled to block Kiwi Farms for allowing targeted threats.
Russia fines Google for not deleting content relating to its invasion of Ukraine
The World Court of the Tagansky District of Moscow has slapped a 21 billion ruble fine on Google, which comes out at around $380K.
UK set to postpone controversial Online Safety Bill
It looks like UK citizens are going to be denied additional state protection when they use the internet for a bit longer.
UK government reckons people love a bit of censorship
The DCMS has commissioned a report that found 7 in 10 adults want social media firms to do more to tackle harmful content. What a surprise.
UK government moves to protect some journalism from social media censorship
The UK’s deeply flawed Online Safety Bill gets a rare positive amendment as measures are introduced to stop big US social media platforms from censoring some stories.
Opposition grows to UK’s censorious Online Safety Bill
The UK government claims it wants to make the internet safer by giving itself sweeping censorship powers. A major new analysis adds to widespread condemnation of the move.
The inevitable Musk Twitter backlash gets off to a faltering start
Those who would dictate the parameters of public discourse are unhappy Twitter is being acquired by someone they can’t control.
Let’s take Musk at his word on Twitter
Maverick billionaire Elon Musk has shaken up the status quo with his acquisition of Twitter, but why has he done it?
Europe increases state censorship powers with the Digital Services Act
The European Union’s Digital Services Act claims to ensure ‘a safe and accountable online environment’.
CNN + Musk = changing of the guard
The failure of CNN+ and the establishment panic over Elon Musk’s attempt to acquire Twitter are related events.
UK moves to grant Ofcom and Parliament sweeping online censorship powers
The Online Safety Bill is finally being introduced to Parliament and it seeks to make Ofcom the arbiter of online speech and activity in the UK.
UK government surprises with sensible approach to anonymous trolls
The DCMS wants to add two more things to its odious Online Safety Bill but, for once, these seem sensible and proportionate.
UK government seeks to significantly expand digital thoughtcrime laws
The UK Online Safety bill is seeking to criminalise a whole new raft of online activity and force platforms to censor more.
Spotify holds firm over Rogan, for now
Quarterly season has come at an awkward time for streaming platform Spotify, with calls to censor the JRE podcast it hosts continuing.
Spotify’s concessions over Rogan fail to placate censors
The fuss over podcaster Joe Rogan having conversations some people don’t like continues, with Spotify introducing Facebook-style advisory labels.
New year, same old calls for digital censorship
The ‘fact checking’ industry thinks YouTube should use them more, while some doctors think Spotify should censor other doctors.
Consensus against digital censorship begins to cross political divides
Recent acts of digital censorship are helping people understand it’s not a tool that can be restricted to their ideological opponents.
Big internet served notice by Rumble acquisition of Locals
The oligopoly dominating social media and the digital economy faces an emergent threat in the form of the newly combined Rumble and Locals.
Facebook ‘whistleblower’ is a government Trojan Horse
As Frances Haugen’s tour hits the UK it seems clear her main aim is to help pressure Facebook into giving governments greater control over the company.
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