Although supposedly aimed at curtailing online abuse, critics have said that Britain’s Online Safety Bill would increase censorship of expression while failing to tackle the heart of internet-based abuses.
LONDON– A draft bill set to radically change the way that Brits interact with the internet is making its way through the U.K. Parliament.
Although proposed as a “world-leading” means of protecting children online by making Britain “the safest place in the world in which to use the internet,” the Online Safety Bill (OSB) has received widespread criticism.… Read the rest