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Strypey<p>The more things change ...</p><p>"I gotta think of something to say besides 'fuck'. I think you can say 'fuck', it's a free country. Oh I'm sorry, that's right, you almost probably can't get an abortion soon, and then you won't be able to say 'fuck'. I just wanna say, you should be able to have a fucking abortion, that's right."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/EddieVedder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EddieVedder</span></a>, Pearl Jam MTV Unplugged, 1992</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7gbiX9c-so" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=Y7gbiX9c-s</span><span class="invisible">o</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/grunge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grunge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/PearlJam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PearlJam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/FreedomOfExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfExpression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/ReproductiveRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReproductiveRights</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>A <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Venezuelan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Venezuelan</span></a> musician released a song critical of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, then he was arrested by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a>. </p><p>The Criminalization of Venezuelan Street Culture</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreedomOfExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfExpression</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AlienEnemiesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlienEnemiesAct</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pretense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pretense</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FigLeaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FigLeaf</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Bullshit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bullshit</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tyranny</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dissent</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AmericanAutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanAutocracy</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-lede/the-criminalization-of-venezuelan-street-culture" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newyorker.com/culture/the-lede</span><span class="invisible">/the-criminalization-of-venezuelan-street-culture</span></a></p>
Frederik Borgesius<p>‘Repression Without Borders’</p><p>Shocking and interesting panel at Re:publica. About how Egypt and other dictatorships hassled even attack journalists in exile in Berlin. </p><p>Speakers: Dr. Noura Chalati, Basma Mostafa, Svantje Meer, David Missal</p><p><a href="https://re-publica.com/de/session/repression-without-borders" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">re-publica.com/de/session/repr</span><span class="invisible">ession-without-borders</span></a></p><p><a href="https://akademienl.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://akademienl.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://akademienl.social/tags/germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>germany</span></a> <a href="https://akademienl.social/tags/berlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>berlin</span></a> <a href="https://akademienl.social/tags/republica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republica</span></a> <a href="https://akademienl.social/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a></p>
Jonathan Emmesedi<p>Even though I agree with many of the arguments advanced by J S Mill in favour of freedom of expression, I recognize the complexity of the issue; appeals to the US First Amendment as some quasi-scriptural text that definitely settles all disputes about freedom of expression exasperate me. </p><p>Nevertheless, I agree with those Americans and others who condemn on free speech grounds UK laws outlawing expressions of support for Hezbollah. </p><p>I'm sure that many of those who have suffered at the hands of Hezbollah in Lebanon, Israel, and beyond* find Kneecap's support for the organization deeply offensive. Yet banning expressions of political opinion on the grounds of them being offensive, racist, or antisemitic strikes me as requiring extraordinary justification if we are not to undermine the legitimacy of free expression in general.</p><p>Make no mistake -- I don't think the issues are simple here, and will certainly not be resolved by citing apocryphal quotations from Voltaire. Rwanda, Bosnia, Germany, and - of course - Northern Ireland all illustrate just how cautious one has to be about condemnations and cries of "no censorship". </p><p>I should also add that I dislike Kneecap's politics. I wish the Metropolitan Police were not pursuing this case in part because the charges provide the group's puerile and distasteful attention seeking with additional publicity and an unmerited dignity.</p><p>I also wonder whether this is the best use of limited police time and resources. Haven't the Met got more important villains to chase?</p><p>*See, for example, the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Kneecap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kneecap</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FreedomOfExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfExpression</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Hezbollah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hezbollah</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz70lyqzeqeo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/cz70lyqz</span><span class="invisible">eqeo</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>How do you solve a problem like the UK Online Safety Act? 😵‍💫 </p><p>For organisations wondering where to start, look no further...</p><p>Delve into our new guide through the regulatory maze of duties placed on online service providers by the Act and Ofcom.</p><p>Get started ⬇️</p><p><a href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/online-safety-act-a-guide-for-organisations-working-with-the-act/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">openrightsgroup.org/publicatio</span><span class="invisible">ns/online-safety-act-a-guide-for-organisations-working-with-the-act/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSA</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ofcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ofcom</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>The Online Safety Act could harm expression online when it's more crucial than ever.</p><p>Faced with onerous duties, small sites will shutdown or block UK users, leaving us with the Sophie's Choice of algorithmically manipulative Big Tech platforms.</p><p>We need <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/netplurality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>netplurality</span></a> so users can choose platforms that favour trust and positive interactions over misdirection and provocation.</p><p>Read now ➡️ <a href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/how-to-fix-the-online-safety-act-a-rights-first-approach/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">openrightsgroup.org/publicatio</span><span class="invisible">ns/how-to-fix-the-online-safety-act-a-rights-first-approach/</span></a></p><p>🗣️ Dia J Kayyali</p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSA</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>This week we published our report into the UK Online Safety Act.</p><p>We warn that the Act disproportionately impacts small sites, tipping the balance of power further towards Big Tech and threatening our freedom of expression online.</p><p>Read now ➡️ <a href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/how-to-fix-the-online-safety-act-a-rights-first-approach/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">openrightsgroup.org/publicatio</span><span class="invisible">ns/how-to-fix-the-online-safety-act-a-rights-first-approach/</span></a></p><p>🗣️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://someone.elses.computer/@Bernard" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Bernard</span></a></span> – co-author of 'How to Fix the Online Safety Act: A Rights First Approach'.</p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSA</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ofcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ofcom</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/netplurality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>netplurality</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/SaveOurSites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveOurSites</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>🗞️ NEW: Read about our important report into the Online Safety Act in Digit.</p><p>“This complicated legislation favours Big Tech who have the means and capacity to comply with the Act’s onerous provisions.</p><p>Instead of tackling online harms, the Act concentrates the market power of Big Tech companies, exacerbating the underlying reasons that harmful content circulates.”</p><p>🗣️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@jim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jim</span></a></span> – ORG Exec Director.</p><p><a href="https://www.digit.fyi/is-the-online-safety-act-favouring-big-tech/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">digit.fyi/is-the-online-safety</span><span class="invisible">-act-favouring-big-tech/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSA</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ofcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ofcom</span></a></p>
Susan Ville<p>I don't like Ben &amp; Jerry's ice cream, too much sugar, but to risk a personal arrest for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> deserves a posting for more ice cream, if this move supports also the delivery of food and aid for children in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaza</span></a> asap</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlQudsNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlQudsNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>palestine</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Al_Quds_News14/114510946533795018" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@Al_Quds_News1</span><span class="invisible">4/114510946533795018</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>The UK Online Safety Act threatens net plurality.</p><p>ORG calls on the government not to centralise power in monopoly Big Tech. We need measures to introduce competition, so users can choose platform experiences they can trust.</p><p>Write to your MP <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/SaveOurSites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveOurSites</span></a> ⬇️</p><p><a href="https://action.openrightsgroup.org/save-our-sites-write-your-mp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">action.openrightsgroup.org/sav</span><span class="invisible">e-our-sites-write-your-mp</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSA</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/netplurality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>netplurality</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>The sprawling UK Online Safety Act introduces age verification of users.</p><p>Ofcom leaves the choice of provider up to the platforms. This creates a new market for largely untested services that'll handle sensitive data.</p><p>It should be up to users to choose which method and provider they use.</p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSA</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafety</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ageverification</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>In trying to tackle the worst of the web, we're harming the best of it.</p><p>In the face of onerous duties, sites may simply block UK users. And with it goes our right to access information.</p><p>That's why <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wikis.world/@wikipedia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wikipedia</span></a></span> has launched a judicial review of the <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62j2gr8866o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62j2g</span><span class="invisible">r8866o</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSA</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/netplurality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>netplurality</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafety</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wikipedia</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/SaveOurSites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveOurSites</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>Online safety duties disproportionately impact small and medium-sized businesses, even if run voluntarily.</p><p>Many sites are closing already, including a hamster forum, a local residents group and a video game that had been running for 19 years 🤷‍♂️</p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/03/18/hamster-forum-local-residents-websites-shut-down-new-laws/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/</span><span class="invisible">03/18/hamster-forum-local-residents-websites-shut-down-new-laws/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSA</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafety</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/SaveOurSites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveOurSites</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>NEW REPORT: How to fix the UK Online Safety Act.</p><p>This broken legislation weighs heavy on small sites, exerting a burden that only Big Tech can withstand.</p><p>It further concentrates the market dominance of platforms that have incubated harmful content.</p><p>Instead we need greater user choice and voice over platforms.</p><p>Read more about our report ⬇️</p><p><a href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/online-safety-act-entrenches-big-tech-market-dominance-new-report-finds/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">openrightsgroup.org/press-rele</span><span class="invisible">ases/online-safety-act-entrenches-big-tech-market-dominance-new-report-finds/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSA</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onlinesafety</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/SaveOurSites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveOurSites</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/netplurality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>netplurality</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>The UK government must change the categorisation of sites under the Online Safety Act to protect net plurality.</p><p>Small and well moderated sites should be exempt from these duties to stop them from closing or blocking UK users.</p><p>Tell your MP to <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/SaveOurSites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveOurSites</span></a> ⬇️</p><p><a href="https://action.openrightsgroup.org/save-our-sites-write-your-mp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">action.openrightsgroup.org/sav</span><span class="invisible">e-our-sites-write-your-mp</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSA</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/NetPlurality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NetPlurality</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wikipedia</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>Wikipedia <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wikis.world/@wikimediauk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wikimediauk</span></a></span> are going to court over the UK Online Safety Act!</p><p>Saddling platforms with hefty duties and penalties under the new regime will cause many safe sites to fold.</p><p>We can't lose the best of the web due to laws that were meant to tackle the worst of it.</p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/SaveOurSites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveOurSites</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62j2gr8866o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62j2g</span><span class="invisible">r8866o</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSA</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/NetPlurality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NetPlurality</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wikipedia</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a></p>
Brad Rosenheim<p>This time last year, universities and police were teaming up to eradicate college campuses of encampments protesting Gaza genocide.</p><p>Imagine if they had just listened to the protestors. Imagine.</p><p>• Policy change in the U.S.A.<br>• Many fewer deaths in Gaza<br>• Humanitarian aid; people wouldn't be starving right now<br>• President Harris<br>• No blueprint for fascist elimination of freedom of expression<br>• No armed conflict between India and Pakistan right now</p><p>That action of the Biden administration allowing police crackdowns on peaceful protests has caused immeasurable damage to free society worldwide, and has allowed tens of thousands to be murdered, disappeared, and starved.</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harris</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/FreedomOfExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfExpression</span></a></p>
LordWoolamaloo<p>An exhibition of editorial cartoons entitled "License to Offend" was pulled by cowardly venue owners at the last moment because, er, they thought they might offend. Yeesh <a href="https://downthetubes.net/cartoonists-furious-after-licence-to-offend-cancelled-for-potential-offence/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">downthetubes.net/cartoonists-f</span><span class="invisible">urious-after-licence-to-offend-cancelled-for-potential-offence/</span></a></p><p>Worth pointing out satirical cartooning goes back centuries in the UK, and most of these works have already appeared in national publications, making it all the more perplexing these spineless cretins would agree to host it then suddenly pull it.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FreedomOfExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfExpression</span></a></p>
Steve<p>Pulp, IDLES and Fontaines D.C. among dozens of artists to sign Heavenly Recordings letter defending Kneecap’s “freedom of expression”</p><p>“In a democracy, no political figures or political parties should have the right to dictate who does and does not play at music festivals"</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NME</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/KneeCap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KneeCap</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FreedomOfExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfExpression</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/pulp-idles-and-fontaines-d-c-among-dozens-of-artists-to-sign-heavenly-recordings-letter-defending-kneecaps-freedom-of-expression-3859749" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nme.com/news/music/pulp-idles-</span><span class="invisible">and-fontaines-d-c-among-dozens-of-artists-to-sign-heavenly-recordings-letter-defending-kneecaps-freedom-of-expression-3859749</span></a></p>
Aaron<p>I wrote a piece in The Progressive on the link between extremist doxxing sites and actions taken by ICE/ DHS.</p><p>An interesting and concerning part of this (some of which got edited out) is that government agencies' timelines of visa revocations are quite suspicious, happening rapidly and without notifying anyone until after <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Immigration</span></a> officials attempt or succeed in abducting political targets, selected for their opposition to genocide.</p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/FreedomOfExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfExpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a></p><p><a href="https://progressive.org/latest/what-the-doxxing-of-student-activists-means-for-the-first-amendment-fernando-20250424/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">progressive.org/latest/what-th</span><span class="invisible">e-doxxing-of-student-activists-means-for-the-first-amendment-fernando-20250424/</span></a></p>
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