#freedomofexpression Timeline

16d

“We’re seeing teens being prevented from accessing content about sexual health, politics and news.

If adults want to see this content, they are forced to prove how old they are with unregulated age verification companies.

Meanwhile, small websites are closing down because they are worried about being fined because of these onerous demands.”

🗣️ ORG's @JamesBaker

100d

Wikipedia @wikimediauk are going to court over the UK Online Safety Act!

Saddling platforms with hefty duties and penalties under the new regime will cause many safe sites to fold.

We can't lose the best of the web due to laws that were meant to tackle the worst of it.

Edited 97d ago

79d

A #Venezuelan musician released a song critical of #Trump, then he was arrested by #ICE.

The Criminalization of Venezuelan Street Culture

43d

The proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist group starts tomorrow.

This is a dangerous escalation in the criminalisation of political dissent in the UK.

It’ll increase surveillance, particularly under the Prevent Duty, and censorship under the Online Safety Act.

Read our blog ⬇️

17d

Age verification is creating an information desert.

The Online Safety Act sets every UK user to child as default.

Teenagers? Blocked. Adults? Content denied unless we do age checks with unregulated companies.

It's not just porn! News on Gaza and Ukraine is being scrubbed from view, threatening #freedomofexpression as well as #privacy ⛔

Edited 17d ago