Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

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 ⬇️

Video by ORG's Programme Manager, Sara Chitseko, explaining how the ban on Palestine Action when combined with duties under the Online Safety Act to moderate content could lead to wide-ranging censroship of posts about Palestine and Gaza.
Video by ORG's Programme Manager, Sara Chitseko, explaining how the ban on Palestine Action when combined with duties under the Online Safety Act to moderate content could lead to wide-ranging censroship of posts about Palestine and Gaza.
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

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 ⬇️

openrightsgroup.org/publicatio