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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.

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Europe Calls Its Censorship Law “Neutral” but Creators and Diplomats See a Clear Grip on Online Speech

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Europe Calls Its Censorship Law "Neutral" but Creators and Diplomats See a Clear Grip on Online Speech

The DSA’s promise of neutrality fades as enforcement power drifts from platforms to policymakers.

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Britain’s Lawmakers Who Love Censorship and Hate Freedom

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Britain’s Lawmakers Who Love Censorship and Hate Freedom

The people who think free speech is dangerous now get to decide what counts as a crime.

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UK Police Make 10,000 Arrests Over “Offensive” Online Speech

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UK Police Make 10,000 Arrests Over “Offensive” Online Speech

In a nation where 90 percent of crimes go unsolved, the real emergency seems to be someone being offensive online.

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Lindsey Graham Falls Prey to the Surveillance Monster He Championed

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Lindsey Graham Falls Prey to the Surveillance Monster He Championed

The senator who spent years defending government surveillance just found out what it feels like to be the one under the lens.

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US House Committee Summons Australian Censor Julie Inman Grant Over Global Takedown Demands

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US House Committee Summons Australian Censor Julie Inman Grant Over Global Takedown Demands

Australia’s online censorship laws are colliding head-on with America’s free speech politics.

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EU’s Weakened “Chat Control” Bill Still Poses Major Privacy and Surveillance Risks, Academics Warn

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EU’s Weakened "Chat Control" Bill Still Poses Major Privacy and Surveillance Risks, Academics Warn

The law’s softer tone hides the same blunt instrument: unchecked surveillance wrapped in child safety rhetoric.

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Germany Turns an X Post Into a Police Raid at Dawn

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Germany Turns an X Post Into a Police Raid at Dawn

A single post lost in the noise of X becomes a case study in how modern states turn minor speech into major control.

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Twitch Imposes Face Scans for UK Users to Comply with Government’s Censorship Law

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Twitch Imposes Face Scans for UK Users to Comply with Government's Censorship Law

A new era of streaming begins where every click demands a face, and privacy becomes the price of admission.

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UK: Hertfordshire Police Pay £20,000 for Unlawful Arrests Over Parents’ WhatsApp Message

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UK: Hertfordshire Police Pay £20,000 for Unlawful Arrests Over Parents’ WhatsApp Message

A private message turned into a police raid that never should’ve happened.

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France’s Censors Release Their Favorite Captive

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France’s Censors Release Their Favorite Captive

Durov's freedom to move contrasts with the lingering case that keeps Europe’s battle over digital free speech alive.

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Google Softens Planned Android Sideloading Ban but Keeps Developer ID Verification

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Google Softens Planned Android Sideloading Ban but Keeps Developer ID Verification

Google’s nod to openness feels more like a gated entrance than a genuine return to Android’s freewheeling past.