It's been 20 years since ORG was founded as a grassroots organisation 🌱
Since then, our members have supported us in the fight for digital rights.
So to celebrate, 20 people who become a member with a monthly donation of £5 this summer will get a year's NordVPN subscription!
Join today ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/join/
#DigitalRightsAreHumanRights #digitalrights #privacy #dataprotection #surveillance #censorship #freespeech
UK users are cut adrift from current events by the Online Safety Act.
Platforms must moderate content that’s ‘harmful’.
A term that bursts the banks of porn to submerge news, advice and debate… it’s online censorship.
Tell your MP to FIX it ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety#OSA #ukpolitics #ukpol #freeexpression #privacy #freespeech #censorship #freedomofexpression #digitalrights
UK users are cut adrift from current events by the Online Safety Act.
Platforms must moderate content that’s ‘harmful’.
A term that bursts the banks of porn to submerge news, advice and debate… it’s online censorship.
Tell your MP to FIX it ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety#OSA #ukpolitics #ukpol #freeexpression #privacy #freespeech #censorship #freedomofexpression #digitalrights
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
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
“The [UK] Online Safety Act risks silencing a generation."
It's “a fundamental encroachment on the right to freedom of expression to impart and receive information. Older teenagers engaging with political debates or current events may be cut off from vital sources of information because platforms will err on the side of removal to avoid hefty penalties.”
🗣️ ORG's @JamesBaker
https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/2089661/online-safety-law-watchdog
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety#OSA #freespeech #ukpolitics #ukpol
Algorithms will hyperactively dredge feeds of what's 'illegal' and 'harmful'.
Both terms are wishy washy in the UK Online Safety Act.
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.
Tell your MP to FIX IT ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety#OSA #freespeech #ukpolitics #ukpol #freeexpression #privacy #agegate #ageverification
“The [UK] Online Safety Act risks silencing a generation."
It's “a fundamental encroachment on the right to freedom of expression to impart and receive information. Older teenagers engaging with political debates or current events may be cut off from vital sources of information because platforms will err on the side of removal to avoid hefty penalties.”
🗣️ ORG's @JamesBaker
https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/2089661/online-safety-law-watchdog
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety#OSA #freespeech #ukpolitics #ukpol
Algorithms will hyperactively dredge feeds of what's 'illegal' and 'harmful'.
Both terms are wishy washy in the UK Online Safety Act.
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.
Tell your MP to FIX IT ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety#OSA #freespeech #ukpolitics #ukpol #freeexpression #privacy #agegate #ageverification
“The [UK] Online Safety Act risks silencing a generation."
It's “a fundamental encroachment on the right to freedom of expression to impart and receive information. Older teenagers engaging with political debates or current events may be cut off from vital sources of information because platforms will err on the side of removal to avoid hefty penalties.”
🗣️ ORG's @JamesBaker
https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/2089661/online-safety-law-watchdog
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety#OSA #freespeech #ukpolitics #ukpol
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.
Signatories to our open letter call on Ofcom to proactively defend the right to free expression.
Hear more from ORG's Prorgamme Manager, Sara Chitseko ⬇️
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #censorship #freespeech #freeexpression #freedomofexpression #palestine #gaza #palestineaction #ukpolitics #ukpol
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.
Signatories to our open letter call on Ofcom to proactively defend the right to free expression.
Hear more from ORG's Prorgamme Manager, Sara Chitseko ⬇️
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #censorship #freespeech #freeexpression #freedomofexpression #palestine #gaza #palestineaction #ukpolitics #ukpol
The UK Online Safety Act requires platforms to assess and moderate 'illegal' content.
This mixed with the UK’s vague definition of terrorism could lead to content being wrongly flagged and removed.
This includes supportive posts about Palestine or protests and debate about the Palestine Action ban.
Read our open letter ⬇️
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #censorship #freespeech #freeexpression #freedomofexpression #palestine #gaza #palestineaction #ukpolitics #ukpol
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.
Signatories to our open letter call on Ofcom to proactively defend the right to free expression.
Hear more from ORG's Prorgamme Manager, Sara Chitseko ⬇️
#OnlineSafetyAct #onlinesafety #censorship #freespeech #freeexpression #freedomofexpression #palestine #gaza #palestineaction #ukpolitics #ukpol
Palestine Action ban + UK Online Safety Act = widespread censorship of content about Palestine 🚫
Lawful posts could be swept up by overly broad definitions of terrorism and wrongly removed by platforms. It's a serious attack on freedom of expression and the right to protest in the UK.
Read our open letter from human rights groups and experts ⬇️
#onlinesafetyact #freeexpression #palestine #gaza #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol #ofcom #pastineaction #freespeech
What's 'illegal' is open to interpretation.
UK terror laws criminalise people for taking part in a proscribed group AND for expressing 'support' which is 'reckless' in getting others to support it.
This risks encouraging automated moderation that disproportionately affects political speech, particularly from marginalised communities, including Palestinian voices.
#onlinesafetyact #freeexpression #palestine #gaza #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol #ofcom #pastineaction #freespeech
“The heavy-handed takedown of digital content, fuelled by overly-broad terrorism definitions, will inevitably suppress critical voices, journalism and social movements around the world.
It is very likely that in trying to comply with these requirements, platforms would unjustly remove content from people in the EU and other regions."
#onlinesafetyact #freeexpression #palestine #gaza #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol #ofcom #pastineaction #freespeech
“The heavy-handed takedown of digital content, fuelled by overly-broad terrorism definitions, will inevitably suppress critical voices, journalism and social movements around the world.
It is very likely that in trying to comply with these requirements, platforms would unjustly remove content from people in the EU and other regions."
#onlinesafetyact #freeexpression #palestine #gaza #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol #ofcom #pastineaction #freespeech
“Crucial public debate about Gaza is being threatened by vague, overly broad laws that could lead to content about Palestine being removed or hidden online. How these laws are applied should concern everyone regardless of their political views.”
Ofcom must uphold free expression, so people can engage online without fear of being micharacterised as terrorists.
🗣️ Sara Chitseko for ORG.
#onlinesafetyact #freeexpression #palestine #gaza #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol #ofcom #freespeech
Platforms have a duty to mitigate the risk of 'illegal' content under the UK Online Safety Act.
Faced with unclear definitions, they'll over-moderate content about protest and Palestine solidarity.
Ofcom even advises them they can bypass duties by censoring more than is required!
#onlinesafetyact #freeexpression #palestine #gaza #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol #ofcom #pastineaction #freespeech#OSA
What's 'illegal' is open to interpretation.
UK terror laws criminalise people for taking part in a proscribed group AND for expressing 'support' which is 'reckless' in getting others to support it.
This risks encouraging automated moderation that disproportionately affects political speech, particularly from marginalised communities, including Palestinian voices.
#onlinesafetyact #freeexpression #palestine #gaza #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol #ofcom #pastineaction #freespeech
Palestine Action ban + UK Online Safety Act = widespread censorship of content about Palestine 🚫
Lawful posts could be swept up by overly broad definitions of terrorism and wrongly removed by platforms. It's a serious attack on freedom of expression and the right to protest in the UK.
Read our open letter from human rights groups and experts ⬇️
#onlinesafetyact #freeexpression #palestine #gaza #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol #ofcom #pastineaction #freespeech
Platforms have a duty to mitigate the risk of 'illegal' content under the UK Online Safety Act.
Faced with unclear definitions, they'll over-moderate content about protest and Palestine solidarity.
Ofcom even advises them they can bypass duties by censoring more than is required!
#onlinesafetyact #freeexpression #palestine #gaza #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol #ofcom #pastineaction #freespeech#OSA
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