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Germany Turns Its Back on Decades‑Old Privacy Protections with Sweeping Surveillance Bill

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Germany Turns Its Back on Decades‑Old Privacy Protections with Sweeping Surveillance Bill

The country that once led the world on privacy is now drafting a manual for how to make surveillance effortless.

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The Digital Wall Rising Over Italy’s Internet

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The Digital Wall Rising Over Italy’s Internet

A tool built to stop soccer streams now has the keys to Italy’s entire digital gate.

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Steam Says Mastercard Pressure Drove Game Bans, Undermining “All Lawful Purchases” Claim

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Steam Says Mastercard Pressure Drove Game Bans, Undermining “All Lawful Purchases” Claim

Financial middlemen quietly decide which games get to exist in your library.

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EU Revives Plan to Ban Private Messaging

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EU Revives Plan to Ban Private Messaging

The EU is inching toward the biggest peacetime surveillance experiment in its history, with plans to quietly search every private message before yo...

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Marvel Rivals Introduces Always‑On AI Voice Chat Monitoring Under “Operation: Shield the Players”

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Marvel Rivals Introduces Always‑On AI Voice Chat Monitoring Under “Operation: Shield the Players”

The good old days are over. Now every word gets funneled into the great surveillance machine.

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ChatGPT Chats “Leaked” in Google Search After Discoverable Feature Misfires

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ChatGPT Chats "Leaked" in Google Search After Discoverable Feature Misfires

Whispers meant for one listener became searchable artifacts in the world’s loudest library.

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This Hollywood-Backed Bill Would Give Government Power To Block Websites

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This Hollywood-Backed Bill Would Give Government Power To Block Websites

A court order to “protect creativity” could quietly become the internet’s kill switch.

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Oklahoma City Approves Controversial Facial Recognition Deal Despite Privacy Concerns

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Oklahoma City Approves Controversial Facial Recognition Deal Despite Privacy Concerns

Oklahoma City is betting on an opaque AI dragnet without telling residents who’s behind the wheel or where it’s pointed.

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Irish High Court Rejects X’s Challenge to Online Censorship Law

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Irish High Court Rejects X's Challenge to Online Censorship Law

The court sides with the state as X’s defiance collapses under the weight of Europe’s tightening grip on online speech.

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UK Government Emails Reveal Push to Pressure Tech Platforms to Remove Lawful Speech on Immigration and Policing

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UK Government Emails Reveal Push to Pressure Tech Platforms to Remove Lawful Speech on Immigration and Policing

UK officials leaned on tech firms with blunt demands to erase speech that broke no rules.

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Spotify Threatens to Delete Accounts That Fail Digital ID Checks

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Spotify Threatens to Delete Accounts That Fail Digital ID Checks

Spotify’s move risks turning casual listeners into scanned data points under the guise of safety compliance.

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Oppose Censorship Laws and You’re Supporting Predators Claims UK Labour Minister

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Oppose Censorship Laws and You’re Supporting Predators Claims UK Labour Minister

Kyle collapses a complex debate into a false binary that silences dissent.

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US Sanctions Brazilian Justice Alexandre de Moraes for Radical Censorship Demands

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US Sanctions Brazilian Justice Alexandre de Moraes for Radical Censorship Demands

De Moraes turned his courtroom into a command center for global censorship, and the Treasury finally took notice.

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UK right now

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REVEALED: Ofcom Pressured Rumble and Reddit to Enforce UK Censorship Laws Beyond Borders

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REVEALED: Ofcom Pressured Rumble and Reddit to Enforce UK Censorship Laws Beyond Borders

What starts as censorship “encouragement” from Ofcom often ends with a threat wrapped in bureaucracy.

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Congress Calls Out the EU’s Censorship Laws for Crossing the Line

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Congress Calls Out the EU's Censorship Laws for Crossing the Line

US lawmakers warn that EU speech rules are creeping across borders, reshaping what billions can say online.

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Tea, Tartan, and Thought Police: Starmer Smiles While Liberty Dies

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Tea, Tartan, and Thought Police: Starmer Smiles While Liberty Dies

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s hypocrisy on free speech is exposed amid Trump meeting and online "safety" crackdown.

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TRUMP: "Free speech is very important. I don’t know if you’re referring to any place in particular?" *Looks at UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer* STARMER: “We've had free speech for a very, very long time here.”

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Reps. Gottheimer and Bacon Call For Controversial “STOP HATE Act” to Regulate Social Media Content with ADL Backing

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Reps. Gottheimer and Bacon Call For Controversial "STOP HATE Act" to Regulate Social Media Content with ADL Backing

Free speech meets a hammer as Congress eyes a censorship regime dressed in counterterror garb.

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Tea App Leak Shows Why UK’s Digital ID Age Verification Laws are Dangerous

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Tea App Leak Shows Why UK's Digital ID Age Verification Laws are Dangerous

The online "safety" act is actually a threat.