By The UK’s Online “Safety” Act Is Here — And Free Speech Is on Notice
by Didi Rankovich | Reclaim The Net
The first phase of the UK’s Online Safety Act, a sweeping censorship law, has come into force.
The requirements imposed on online platforms include identifying and deleting illegal content, but also taking steps to reduce the risk of such content being posted.
The law includes truthful and non-violent speech in the “illegal” category that platforms must remove. The first phase rules cover a huge list of “priority offenses” – 130 types of content in total, which can be grouped into 17 categories.
The stated goals of the legislation are one thing, but its many critics have been consistently warning that the interpretation and implementation poses an unacceptable level of risk of stifling lawful speech. Read Full Article >
