Wandax<p>Unfiltered style:<br>"authentic, loud, and unapologetic"👊<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rockmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rockmusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/historieta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>historieta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freeexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freeexpression</span></a></p>
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Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow – No trackers, no ads. Black type, white background. Privacy policy: we don't collect or retain any data at all ever period.<p><strong>Pluralistic: It's still censorship (even if it doesn't violate the First Amendment) (22 Sep 2025)</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://web.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/22/one-throat-to-choke/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">web.brid.gy/r/https://pluralis</span><span class="invisible">tic.net/2025/09/22/one-throat-to-choke/</span></a></p>
Milo Dide<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Lebanon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lebanon</span></a>: Ensure Draft Media Law Upholds <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a> <a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/09/16/lebanon-ensure-draft-media-law-upholds-free-expression" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hrw.org/news/2025/09/16/lebano</span><span class="invisible">n-ensure-draft-media-law-upholds-free-expression</span></a></p>
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸<p>Cancelled our Disney+ subscription through Apple yesterday… </p><p>May just watch Andor constantly until the renew date to further make the point. 😆 </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/andor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>andor</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/Disney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disney</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/corporateCowardice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corporateCowardice</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/freeexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freeexpression</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/boycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boycott</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/jimmykimmel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jimmykimmel</span></a><br><a href="https://lemmy.nz/post/28397398" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lemmy.nz/post/28397398</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Fifi Schwarz 🖤 🍉🌻✊🏿🌈🌍<p>"With these resolutions, PEN International and its writers commit to continue using words as acts of conscience, to inspire and take action, and to safeguard the dignity of all living things.” - Burhan Sonmez, President <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@PENInternational" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>PENInternational</span></a></span> <br> ✒️🔥</p><p><a href="https://www.pen-international.org/news/pen-internationals-resolutions-2025" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pen-international.org/news/pen</span><span class="invisible">-internationals-resolutions-2025</span></a></p><p><a href="https://waag.social/tags/PENInternational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PENInternational</span></a> <a href="https://waag.social/tags/Writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writers</span></a> <a href="https://waag.social/tags/Resolutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resolutions</span></a><br><a href="https://waag.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://waag.social/tags/ClimateJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateJustice</span></a> <a href="https://waag.social/tags/GenderDiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenderDiversity</span></a> <a href="https://waag.social/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a></p>
James Baker<p>To defend free speech we need to stand up for the rights of those we disagree with to speak freely. Everyone has the right to articulate their views. It is disturbing that political violence and extremism threatens this. <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freeexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freeexpression</span></a></p>
Jan Penfrat<p>Wow after massive protests against <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> in the country, the Nepali government had issued a ban / <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DNSblock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DNSblock</span></a> of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Mastodon</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span>, and 24 other online services and social networks.</p><p>After 19 people were killed and 100 injured in those protests, the government now reportedly back-paddled and withdrew the ban.</p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nepal-lifts-social-media-ban-after-anti-corruption-protests-leave-19-dead-curfew-imposed/ar-AA1M9H5K" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/world/nepal</span><span class="invisible">-lifts-social-media-ban-after-anti-corruption-protests-leave-19-dead-curfew-imposed/ar-AA1M9H5K</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/GenZdemonstrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenZdemonstrations</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Nepal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nepal</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/FreedomOfAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfAssembly</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a></p>
:rss: Hacker News<p>14 Killed in protests in Nepal over social media ban<br><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/massive-protests-in-nepal-over-social-media-ban/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tribuneindia.com/news/world/ma</span><span class="invisible">ssive-protests-in-nepal-over-social-media-ban/</span></a><br><a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/ycombinator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ycombinator</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/GenZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenZ</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/KathmanduProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KathmanduProtest</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/NepalCorruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NepalCorruption</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/NepalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NepalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/NepalPolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NepalPolice</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/NepalProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NepalProtests</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/ProtestViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtestViolence</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/SocialMediaBan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMediaBan</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/SocialMediaShutdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMediaShutdown</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/UnbanSocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnbanSocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/YouthAgainstCorruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YouthAgainstCorruption</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/digitalrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalrights</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/freeexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freeexpression</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/Kathmandu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kathmandu</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/NepalesePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NepalesePolitics</span></a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/SocialMediaRegulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMediaRegulation</span></a></p>
The Internet is Crack<p>🌐 Global Laws, Impossible Rules</p><p> Compliance with UK, EU, US, Australia, and more — easy if you’re Google, impossible if you’re not. This week on The Internet is Crack, we sit down with Jillian York (EFF) to talk about free expression, digital rights, and keeping the internet open for all.</p><p>🔗 Listen here: <a href="https://youtu.be/eQ2sGfYcOW8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/eQ2sGfYcOW8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EFF</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenInternet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenInternet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Podcast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheInternetIsCrack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheInternetIsCrack</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>How do you solve a problem like the UK Online Safety Act? 😵💫</p><p>ORG is calling for a rights-based approach.</p><p>One that limits the scope of the OSA to minimise threats to free expression and regulates the age verification industry to protect privacy.</p><p>Here’s how ⬇️</p><p><a href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/how-to-fix-the-online-safety-act-a-rights-first-approach/" rel="nofollow noopener" 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><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafety</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/osa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>osa</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freeexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freeexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ofcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ofcom</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ageverification</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>The UK Online Safety Act is an unworkable mess 💩</p><p>Can it be changed? And if so, is there the political will to do it?</p><p>Instead of doubling down on more censorship, Ofcom and the government must take steps to protect freedom of expression.</p><p>ORG's Sara Chitseko and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@JamesBaker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>JamesBaker</span></a></span> discuss.</p><p>Watch now ➡️ <a href="https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/qi2DNB98c1C2Ny7Kg1Zg4v" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w</span><span class="invisible">/qi2DNB98c1C2Ny7Kg1Zg4v</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onlinesafety</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/osa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>osa</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freeexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freeexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ofcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ofcom</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>
Nathaniel Gregory<p>Anyhow <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ageverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ageverification</span></a> laws are bad & they make <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kids</span></a> less <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/safe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>safe</span></a> while gutting <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/online" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>online</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freeexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freeexpression</span></a> & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> so maybe you should tell your lawmakers not to fall for this nonsense.</p><p><a href="https://www.stoponlineidchecks.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">stoponlineidchecks.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Liberals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JDVance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JoeBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoeBiden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimWalz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimWalz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BernieSanders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BernieSanders</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AOC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FraudSquad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FraudSquad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Progressive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Progressive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Age" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Age</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>The UK regulator Ofcom is consulting on the use of proactive tech to scan, check and remove content before people even see it.</p><p>Combined with the weak protection for free expression in the Online Safety Act, the UK public risk facing widespread censorship online.</p><p>Tell your MP it has to change ⬇️</p><p><a href="https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">action.openrightsgroup.org/tel</span><span class="invisible">l-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onlinesafety</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSA</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ofcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ofcom</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freeexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freeexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>Content takedowns under the UK Online Safety Act could go further ⚠️</p><p>Damaging free expression has knock-on effects. It limits what we get to know about in the public interest and how we can hold power to account.</p><p>ORG's Sara Chitseko and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@JamesBaker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>JamesBaker</span></a></span> discuss the impact on live-streaming.</p><p>Watch now ➡️ <a href="https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/a34kKNvs3iyAUTSQSofwX7" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w</span><span class="invisible">/a34kKNvs3iyAUTSQSofwX7</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onlinesafety</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSA</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freeexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freeexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ofcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ofcom</span></a></p>
N-gated Hacker News<p>Breaking: Europeans can no longer speak their minds without fear of being thrown into jail for sharing a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spicy</span></a> meme 😱. Apparently, the EU has decided that freedom of speech is overrated and should be replaced with a good old-fashioned police raid 🚓. Who needs free expression when you can have <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a>, right? 🙄<br><a href="https://www.freedom-research.org/p/censorship-in-the-eu-hate-speech" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">freedom-research.org/p/censors</span><span class="invisible">hip-in-the-eu-hate-speech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freedomofspeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofspeech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EUnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EUnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>memes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/policebrutality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>policebrutality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freeexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freeexpression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ngated</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>The UK Online Safety Act ransoms your privacy for free speech 🛑</p><p>By age gating vaguely defined ‘harmful’ content, UK users face censorship.</p><p>It coerces people into coughing up their ID to unregulated age verification providers or scammers.</p><p>Write to your MP ⬇️ </p><p><a href="https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">action.openrightsgroup.org/tel</span><span class="invisible">l-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onlinesafety</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSA</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freeexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freeexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ageverification</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/agegate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agegate</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>UK users are cut adrift from current events by the Online Safety Act.</p><p>Platforms must moderate content that’s ‘harmful’.</p><p>A term that bursts the banks of porn to submerge news, advice and debate… it’s online censorship.</p><p>Tell your MP to FIX it ⬇️</p><p><a href="https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">action.openrightsgroup.org/tel</span><span class="invisible">l-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onlinesafety</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSA</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freeexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freeexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/digitalrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalrights</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>Algorithms will hyperactively dredge feeds of what's 'illegal' and 'harmful'.</p><p>Both terms are wishy washy in the UK Online Safety Act.</p><p>So platforms will over-moderate rather than get hit with penalties for a finger in the air judgement. Censorship is baked into the equation, and that's why the OSA threatens free expression.</p><p>Tell your MP to FIX IT ⬇️</p><p><a href="https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">action.openrightsgroup.org/tel</span><span class="invisible">l-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onlinesafety</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSA</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freeexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freeexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/agegate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agegate</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ageverification</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>The UK Online Safety Act requires platforms to assess and moderate 'illegal' content.</p><p>This mixed with the UK’s vague definition of terrorism could lead to content being wrongly flagged and removed.</p><p>This includes supportive posts about Palestine or protests and debate about the Palestine Action ban.</p><p>Read our open letter ⬇️ </p><p><a href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/open-letter-implementation-of-palestine-action-proscription-on-social-media/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">openrightsgroup.org/publicatio</span><span class="invisible">ns/open-letter-implementation-of-palestine-action-proscription-on-social-media/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onlinesafety</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freeexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freeexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>palestine</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaza</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/palestineaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>palestineaction</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>Censorship of content relating to Palestine is a result of the UK government banning Palestine Action and duties placed on platforms by the UK Online Safety Act to moderate 'illegal' content.</p><p>Signatories to our open letter call on Ofcom to proactively defend the right to free expression.</p><p>Hear more from ORG's Prorgamme Manager, Sara Chitseko ⬇️ </p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onlinesafety</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freeexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freeexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>palestine</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaza</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/palestineaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>palestineaction</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a></p>
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