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Australia’s Top Censor Warns of Surveillance While Hypocritically Expanding It

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Australia's Top Censor Warns of Surveillance While Hypocritically Expanding It

Julie Inman Grant warns of data predators while quietly building a system that feeds them.

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Congress Goes Parental on Social Media and Your Privacy

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Congress Goes Parental on Social Media and Your Privacy

A campaign to protect kids online turns into a blueprint for government-approved speech and surveillance.

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India Orders Smartphone Makers to Pre-Install Non-Removable App

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India Orders Smartphone Makers to Pre-Install Non-Removable App

Apple’s next move in India may redefine how far global tech firms will bend to government demands.

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Australian Court Questions eSafety’s Power in X Free Speech Appeal

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Australian Court Questions eSafety’s Power in X Free Speech Appeal

The judges’ skepticism hints at a broader unease with invisible forms of online censorship.

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EU Push to Make Message Scanning Permanent Despite Evidence of Failure and Privacy Risks

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EU Push to Make Message Scanning Permanent Despite Evidence of Failure and Privacy Risks

A policy designed to test its own limits now pretends those limits don’t exist.

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British Man Arrested in UK Over Florida Vacation Gun Photo

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British Man Arrested in UK Over Florida Vacation Gun Photo

A country once famed for its stiff upper lip now trembles at the sight of a gun on a foreign porch.

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British Transport Police Launch Facial Recognition Trials in London Stations

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British Transport Police Launch Facial Recognition Trials in London Stations

Britain’s railways are turning into laboratories for algorithmic policing, where every commuter’s face becomes just another line of data in the...

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Australia’s High Court to Hear Challenge to Under-16 Social Media Ban and Digital ID Law

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Australia's High Court to Hear Challenge to Under-16 Social Media Ban and Digital ID Law

A constitutional showdown that could redefine how Australians prove who they are just to speak online.

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Missouri Locks the Web Behind a “Harmful” Content ID Check

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Missouri Locks the Web Behind a "Harmful" Content ID Check

Missouri joins a growing list of states testing how much privacy people will trade for a filtered internet.

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Tokyo Court Ruling Against Cloudflare Sets “Dangerous Precedent” for Internet Infrastructure Liability

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Tokyo Court Ruling Against Cloudflare Sets “Dangerous Precedent” for Internet Infrastructure Liability

A court ruling that could turn the pipes of the internet into its new censors.

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UK Ofcom Pushes Rules Targeting “Misogynistic” Content, Prompting (Even More) Free Speech Concerns

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UK Ofcom Pushes Rules Targeting “Misogynistic” Content, Prompting (Even More) Free Speech Concerns

By turning more content censorship into state-backed policy, Ofcom’s new rules edge Britain closer to a government-managed internet in the name o...

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EU Parliament Votes for Mandatory Digital ID and Age Verification, Threatening Online Privacy

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EU Parliament Votes for Mandatory Digital ID and Age Verification, Threatening Online Privacy

Behind the promise of safety lies a blueprint for state-verified identity in every click.

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EU Council Approves New “Chat Control” Mandate Pushing Mass Surveillance

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EU Council Approves New “Chat Control” Mandate Pushing Mass Surveillance

By disguising coercion as consent, the EU’s plan enlists tech companies as willing agents in its quiet expansion of digital surveillance.

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US Ambassador Warren Stephens Warns UK Government Against Laws Threatening Free Expression and Liberty

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US Ambassador Warren Stephens Warns UK Government Against Laws Threatening Free Expression and Liberty

Britain’s shifting boundaries on speech have turned a national tension into an international warning about the cost of control.

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Porn Giant Calls For Device-Based Digital ID

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Porn Giant Calls For Device-Based Digital ID

The promise of privacy hides a blueprint for deeper platform control.

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Chat Control 2.0: EU Moves Toward Ending Private Communication

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Chat Control 2.0: EU Moves Toward Ending Private Communication

Behind the glass walls of Brussels, democracy risks becoming a paperwork illusion signed in silence.

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Judge Ends Sacramento Utility’s Decade-Long Police Data Sharing

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Judge Ends Sacramento Utility’s Decade-Long Police Data Sharing

The ruling exposes how a utility’s quiet cooperation with police turned ordinary energy use into evidence of suspicion.

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The Money Behind the Muzzle: Germany’s Fivefold Surge in Speech Control

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The Money Behind the Muzzle: Germany’s Fivefold Surge in Speech Control

A new report reveals how Germany’s multimillion-euro speech regulation drive has transformed censorship into an institutional routine of public s...

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GrapheneOS Quits France, Citing Unsafe Climate for Open Source Tech

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GrapheneOS Quits France, Citing Unsafe Climate for Open Source Tech

The exit marks a rebuke of Europe’s tightening grip on freedom tech.

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The GRANITE ACT: Wyoming Bill Targets Foreign Censors With $10M Penalties

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The GRANITE ACT: Wyoming Bill Targets Foreign Censors With $10M Penalties

Wyoming’s GRANITE Act flips the script, letting Americans hit back at foreign censors on their own turf.