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(DIR) Post #Ax5SB74YkfVKBXJQ8G by openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
2025-08-06T11:15:05Z
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Parts of the Internet are going dark for UK users since the Online Safety Act heaped weighty duties on platforms.Sites are geoblocking the UK, overmoderating content, age-gating access or shutting down completely.We need your help to track how content is being censored 🫵Use our tool to report a site that's shutting down or restricting access to UK users as a result of the #OSA.➡️ https://www.blocked.org.uk/osa-blocks#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #censorship #freespeech #ukpolitics #ukpol
(DIR) Post #AxCHUa0Dfy5U1T57UO by openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
2025-08-15T10:47:08Z
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"No matter your age, the [UK] Online Safety Act will restrict the content available to you online.”“Adults are being forced to hand over information to unregulated age verification providers in order to get the uncensored version of social media apps such as X, Reddit and Bluesky.”🗣️ ORG's Sara Chitseko.https://theface.com/society/online-safety-act-palestine-young-voters-democracy-uk-politics#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #osa #censorship #freespeech #ukpolitics #ukpol #ageverification #freedomofexpression #privacy
(DIR) Post #AxCHUhcPMNnHdw0DU8 by openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
2025-08-15T10:47:08Z
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The UK Online Safety Act is creating an information desert.Young people in the dark. Adults treated like kids unless they sacrifice privacy. Public debate neutered.How do you square lowering the voting age to 16 with this lack of trust and widespread censorship?Write to your MP ⬇️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #osa #censorship #freespeech #ukpolitics #ukpol #ageverification #freedomofexpression #privacy
(DIR) Post #AxKSjE0IP0hAtmyyv2 by openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
2025-08-19T13:19:27Z
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The UK has pulled its order to put a backdoor into Apple's encrypted services.BUT "powers to attack encryption are still on the law books, and pose a serious risk to user security and protection against criminal abuse of our data."🗣️ @jim, ORG Exec Director.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdj2m3rrk74o#apple #encryption #e2ee #privacy #security #cybersecurity #ukpolitics #ukpol
(DIR) Post #AxOEpI01q0g2Iph93A by openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
2025-08-21T09:00:50Z
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Teens are locked out of parts of the Internet by the age gate that the UK Online Safety Act has imposed 🚧Don't believe the hype: it goes way beyond the headlines of porn.From health advice to memes, sites are over-moderating content or completely blocking under 18s to avoid the duties imposed by the Act.ORG's Sara Chitseko and @JamesBaker explain it all.Watch now ➡️ https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/hRyeN5WiKz4WcsnMTKMu8x#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #freespeech #ageverification #ukpolitics #ukpol #osa
(DIR) Post #AxOEpJBPRBNHyQ1kQa by openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
2025-08-21T09:10:19Z
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Teens are left in the dark when it comes to getting support or news online.Adults have to stay in the soft play area unless they scatter their ID or biometrics across the Internet.The UK Online Safety Act is a shoddy law.Tell your MP it’s gotta change ⬇️https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #osa #ageverification #freespeech #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol
(DIR) Post #AxpdleczVXKJRnCVMW by openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
2025-09-03T13:35:48Z
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Social media is an "unhealthy online environment".The problem lies with the business model that underpins these monopolistic platforms: they promote ragebait to rake in the money.ORG's @jim told BBC News what needs to be done:✅ Competition✅ User empowerment✅ DecentralisationWatch Now ➡️ https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/xfGQA53TQ51qB4FPDFFH6p#socialmedia #freespeech #interoperability #fediverse #federatedsocialmedia #ukpolitics #mastodon #bluesky #ukpol #musk #twitter #x #meta #threads #fedi
(DIR) Post #Aybc4wK01WBp9MwWeW by openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
2025-09-26T16:34:04Z
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Today it's a mandatory digital ID card to prove you have the right to work but in the future you might have to use it to access the NHS, to rent or buy a home, or to access benefits. It's time to fight back, 'Say No to Digital IDs'. Join the Campaign: https://action.openrightsgroup.org/join-campaign-say-no-digital-ids #digitalid #idcards
(DIR) Post #AzGthPDIiV0ISl5vQ8 by openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
2025-10-16T10:10:01Z
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Ofcom risks installing a production line of political censorship under the UK Online Safety Act.One that will knock dissent off our feeds in real time under a vague and unpredictable system.Tell Ofcom to defend online protest! Reply by 20 October ⏰https://action.openrightsgroup.org/online-safety-act-consultation-threat-protest-and-political-content #onlinesafetyact #osa #onlinesafety #censorship #freespeech #protest #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol
(DIR) Post #AzGthXcPT1qGWwu5fU by openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
2025-10-16T10:10:02Z
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Ofcom (UK) wants to scan and scrub ‘illegal’ content from social media.It’ll be for platforms to decide how this will be automated, leaving us clueless about what will get removed.As algorithms are dumb to context or nuance, legal speech will get swept up in the auto-purge.#onlinesafetyact #osa #onlinesafety #censorship #freespeech #protest #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol
(DIR) Post #AzGthg3e5eNihjhxEO by openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
2025-10-16T10:10:02Z
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Activists will feel the brunt of censorship.The ban on Palestine Action has been used to justify the arrests of people protesting the war in Gaza or the ban itself.Similarly, posts relating to Palestine could be censored as 'terrorist' content under Ofcom's (UK) proposals.#onlinesafetyact #osa #onlinesafety #censorship #freespeech #protest #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol
(DIR) Post #AzGtho8C4clzk9thQm by openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
2025-10-16T10:10:02Z
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Proactive scanning will go further and faster at silencing dissent.Under the UK's broad definition of terrorism, automated filters will have to scan for ‘damage to property' and remove such posts as 'illegal' content.So this flawed system will impact environmental activism.#onlinesafetyact #osa #onlinesafety #censorship #freespeech #protest #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol
(DIR) Post #AzGthwN1RNO7ISteee by openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
2025-10-16T10:10:03Z
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Political content could also get digitally kettled under Ofcom's proposals (UK):🔴 Deprioritise posts flagged as potentially 'illegal' from algorithmic feeds until reviewed.🔴 New police powers to restrict the sharing of content during a 'crisis' that could be misused on protests.#onlinesafetyact #osa #onlinesafety #censorship #freespeech #protest #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol
(DIR) Post #AzGti4V7DAcCVskENc by openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
2025-10-16T10:10:03Z
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Livestreaming and social media are essential for activism.From the Hong Kong protests to Black Lives Matter, social media has provided real-time coverage to challenge official narratives and inform public debate.Protest crackdowns must not be mirrored in content takedowns.#onlinesafetyact #osa #onlinesafety #censorship #freespeech #protest #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol
(DIR) Post #B0qo39q1Apg2na279c by openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
2025-12-01T17:41:17Z
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At a whopping £1.8 billion, Digital ID is costly to the UK taxpayer and our rights.This divisive scheme wasn't on Labour’s manifesto. It’s the last thing this government should be embarking on during a cost of living crisis.The whole thing needs to be binned.https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/28/digital_id_cost/ #NotoDigitalID #DigitalID #privacy #surveillance #ukpolitics #ukpol
(DIR) Post #B0x06VgelEBvpTmLvk by openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
2025-12-04T09:56:50Z
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Say No to Digital ID 🚫Nearly 3 million people signed the petition against Digital ID. Next Monday, MPs will debate this 4th largest petition in British history.Tell your MP (UK) to attend the debate and stop digital surveillance.Use our tool ⬇️https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-attend-debate-digital-ids#NotoDigitalID #DigitalID #surveillance #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol #ID
(DIR) Post #B0x06d1pSuHqbAjrP6 by openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
2025-12-04T09:58:35Z
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Digital ID will create a digital surveillance infrastructure that can continue to creep into every corner of our lives.ORG is one of 13 rights groups urging UK MPs to oppose mandatory Digital ID in the debate next Monday.Read more in the joint briefing ⬇️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/joint-briefing-do-not-introduce-digital-id-cards-parliamentary-petition-debate/#NotoDigitalID #DigitalID #surveillance #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol #id
(DIR) Post #B1ESaLigU3f60X3xjs by openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
2025-12-13T14:15:05Z
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The UK Online Safety Act returns to Parliament.It's enabled iffy age-assurance providers, wrongly censored content and shuttered small sites while doing nothing to tackle the dominance of major platforms.Tell your MP to attend the debate on 15 December ⬇️https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-attend-debate-online-safety-act#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #osa #freedomofexpression #ageverification #ukpolitics #ukpol
(DIR) Post #B1Ni8kbRiplmlLB8Hg by openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
2025-12-18T15:57:14Z
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Digital ID could lead to “the worst data breach in UK government history”.Despite fierce opposition, the UK government is embarking on a digital surveillance infrastructure that has fundamental cybersecurity holes in its foundations.We must say #NotoDigitalID.Read more about the whistleblower revelations ➡️ https://www.itv.com/news/2025-12-18/whistleblowers-raise-extreme-concern-about-security-of-governments-digital-id#digitalid #dataprotection #cybersecurity #privacy #surveillance #ukpolitics #ukpol
(DIR) Post #B1Ni8ruUYQADQR8wRU by openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
2025-12-18T15:59:48Z
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Once a national digital ID system is in place, mission creep is inevitable.We could be forced to use it more and more in everyday life, opening the door to unprecedented tracking of our interactions with the State.Join our campaign ⬇️https://action.openrightsgroup.org/join-campaign-say-no-digital-id#NotoDigitalID #digitalid #id #surveillance #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol