Five things you need to know about the UK's Online 'Safety' Bill

1. Social media platforms have formally become judge and jury over our speech
2. Silicon Valley’s speech codes will get state-backing, even if they are absurd
3. The internet will become age-gated
4. Ofcom will not be completely independent
5. Your personal device may become a tool of state surveillance

More at:
https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/2023/10/five-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-online-safety-bill/

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Five things you need to know about the Online Safety Bill — Big Brother Watch

Green MP, Caroline Lucas flagged by disinformation unit over Covid criticism

The Tory government “has dangerously blurred the lines between genuine disinformation and legitimate political dissent”.

The Green party MP Caroline Lucas has called for an inquiry into a government unit intended to combat disinformation after it emerged she had been flagged by it for criticisms of ministers and government policy over Covid.

Lucas, who lodged a subject access request along with the campaign group Big Brother Watch for details held on her by the counter-disinformation unit (CDU), said her inclusion in a series of reports amounted to “staggering overreach” by ministers.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jun/18/caroline-lucas-flagged-by-disinformation-unit-over-covid-criticism

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Not My King: it’s not a crime to say it

The Tory's Fascist Kingdom has arrived

Protest organisers at King Charles’ coronation have been arrested, and placards confiscated.

The protest was all legal and agreed with the police, but organisers were arrested on their arrival. It is the latest in a series of state over-reaches trying to stop awkward questions about the UK’s new, unelected head of state.

Scotland Yard later said “several” arrests had been made for breach of the peace and conspiracy to cause public disorder.

https://r.ippl.es/abolish-the-monarchy/

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A million-word novel got censored before it was even shared

Imagine you are working on your novel on your home computer.

It’s nearly finished; you have already written approximately one million words.

All of a sudden, the online word processing software tells you that you can no longer open the draft because it contains illegal information.

Within an instant, all your words are lost.“

https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/07/15/1056042/chinese-novel-censored-before-shared/

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A million-word novel got censored before it was even shared. Now Chinese users want answers.

After a writer was locked out of her novel for including illegal content, Chinese web users are asking questions about just how far the state’s censorship reaches.

SPEAK UP FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

The Tory Government is trying to destroy a system that protects every one of us from abuse of power. It is shutting down the ways ordinary people hold it accountable for its actions – criminalising protest and ignoring laws and rules it doesn't like.

And now in its attempts to become untouchable, the Government wants to rip up our Human Rights Act.

Petition:
https://www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/fundamental/stand-up-to-power/

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Stand up to power - Liberty

The Government must not become untouchable.

Don't electronically tag innocent people for attending protests

The Government’s new Public Order Bill would allow police to put innocent people on electronic ankle tags and ban them from attending marches and demonstrations.

Campaigners and people who want to attend a protest need not have ever committed any offence in order to be given a so-called “protest banning order” by the police.

Under this new anti-protest law, the police will be given powers to:

• Monitor campaigners using electronic GPS tags
• Restrict their internet activities
• Prevent them from attending protests

These are some of the most disturbing and anti-democratic police powers introduced in the UK for decades.

These extreme police powers would be controversial in Russia and China – we cannot allow them in a democratic country like the UK. If thousands of us sign this petition, we can make Priti Patel drop these dangerous new powers.

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/don-t-put-innocent-campaigners-on-tag

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The end of facts and honesty?

Appears lying is to be accepted as normal. What about fraud? Lying during a #police investigation?

Ah, so it's just acceptable for the wealthy and politicians lie then.

https://twitter.com/dolphin2/status/1508770947792195585

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