If you’re tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Politicians from the UK’s ruling Labour party are starting to openly “out” the country’s Online Safety Act for the sweeping censorship law that its opponents have all along been warning it is. The extreme case of using the law …
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BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg Urges UK Tech Secretary Peter Kyle to Expand Online Censorship Laws
If you’re tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. It’s par for the course for legacy media to serve as the mouthpieces – even when they’re in the same room – of purveyors of entrenched policies that have a habit of spanning different governments, despite them supposedly having …
UK Foreign Secretary’s “Truth-Only” Free Speech Remark Fuels Censorship Concerns
If you’re tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The debate in the UK over what are known as rape gangs has the politicians deflecting left and right, and turning to some of their favorite ways to do that: talking about foreign interference, misinformation, the right-wing bogey, and …
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Here’s Everything You Still Can’t Say on “Free Speech” Meta Platforms
If you’re tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Meta’s recent announcement of plans to “restore free expression” on its platforms is accompanied by an extensive list of content restrictions, raising questions about the breadth of speech allowed under the new rules. While CEO Mark Zuckerberg claimed the …
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Meta Doesn’t Understand Free Speech
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Keir Starmer’s Censorship Playbook
If you’re tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. At a time when public trust already teeters on a knife’s edge, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has decided that what we really need is a lecture on “misinformation.” Yes, the same Starmer who spent years navigating political quagmires …
RCSLT Faces Backlash for Overreaction to CEO’s Accidental Follow of Tommy Robinson on X
If you’re tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) in the UK has come under intense scrutiny after its CEO, Steve Jamieson, was forced to issue a public apology for accidentally following political activist Tommy Robinson on X. Despite …
EU Pressures Elon Musk’s Platform X Over Censorship Compliance Ahead of Alice Weidel Live Stream
If you’re tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The European Union (EU) is ramping up its scrutiny of X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, as part of an ongoing investigation into the platform’s compliance with the censorship law, the Digital Services Act (DSA). This …
Marvel Rivals Criticized for Censoring “Winnie the Pooh” and Other Topics to Please China’s Government
If you’re tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The newly released superhero PvP game Marvel Rivals, developed by Chinese studio NetEase Games, has ignited controversy with its heavy-handed censorship policies. While the game offers an engaging multiplayer experience, ongoing issues like a “pay-to-win” model and peculiar censorship …
Italy Demands Immediate Release of Podcaster Cecilia Sala from Tehran Prison
If you’re tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Italy has issued a strong demand for the immediate release of Cecilia Sala, a 29-year-old journalist and podcaster currently being held in solitary confinement at Tehran’s notorious Evin prison. Sala, a correspondent for Il Foglio and Chora Media, relayed …
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Ireland Enacts Hate Offenses Act, Dismissing Concerns Over Free Speech and Censorship
If you’re tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Ireland’s Criminal Justice (Hate Offenses) Act 2024 has officially come into effect, marking a significant shift in Ireland’s approach to addressing crimes motivated by hatred. Signed into force by Justice Minister Helen McEntee, the law promises harsher penalties for …
Elon Musk Faces Criticism Over Policies on X Amid Demonetization and Deverification Controversy
If you’re tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Elon Musk is facing criticism for actions that some see as a contradiction of his earlier promises to champion free speech on X. Musk’s recent decision to demonetize and limit some critics of his immigration stance has ignited more …
Germany Uses Magdeburg Christmas Market Attack to Justify Push for Biometric Surveillance Expansion
If you’re tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Germany’s outgoing authorities appear to be using a deadly Christmas market attack, perpetrated by a Saudi national in the town of Magdeburg, to push for more surveillance, including by introducing new systems based on biometrics. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, …
New York Governor Hochul Signs Controversial Online Safety Bill, Renewing Free Speech Concerns
If you’re tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. A controversial legislative package signed by New York Governor Kathy Hochul is likely to once again ignite concerns over free speech; as critics argue – just like the last time she tried to enact such legislation – it promotes …
Texas AG Ken Paxton Reveals Multiple Instances of Debanking Amid Political and Legal Challenges
If you’re tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Texas Attorney-General Ken Paxton has spoken at a Turning Point USA event to detail a series of unjust obstacles he has been facing since taking office, one of those being debanking. According to Paxton, as many as four different …
Elon Musk’s AfD Endorsement Triggers EU Push for Stricter Censorship Under Digital Services Act
If you’re tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Elon Musk’s endorsement of Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has sparked significant controversy, particularly among European political figures concerned about the potential for what they call “foreign interference” in Germany’s upcoming elections. Musk, the CEO of X, voiced …
New Jersey Mom Targeted by Military and Homeland Security for Questioning LGBTQ+ Poster at Elementary School
If you’re tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Within the spectrum of overreactions, few can rival what unfolded in New Jersey when Angela Reading, a mother and former school board member, dared to question a poster at her daughter’s elementary school. The poster, innocuously crafted during a …
Trudeau Minister Marco Mendicino Faces Censure Over Lies About Emergencies Act Invocation
If you’re tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Trudeau’s former public safety minister, Marco Mendicino, finds himself at the center of controversy as the Canadian Parliament debates whether to formally censure him for “deliberately lying” about the justification for invoking the Emergencies Act and freezing the bank …
Meta’s Re-Education Era Begins
If you’re tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Like law enforcement in some repressive virtual regimes, Meta is introducing the concept of re-education of “citizens” (users), as an alternative to eventually sending them to “jail” (imposing account restrictions). But this only applies to “first-time offenders,” that is, …
Gaming Giant Riot Expands the Rules to Police Player Behavior Everywhere
If you’re tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Riot Games – the US games developer and publisher (but owned by China’s Tencent) that publishes titles including League of Legends and Valorant, has updated its terms of service to give itself the right to punish users for what …
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