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Online Safety Act designed to protect kids has ended up becoming a blunt tool to censor free speech

Online Safety Act designed to protect kids has ended up becoming a blunt tool to censor free speech

null Self-harm Act SOCIAL media is infested with dangerous content such as self-harm videos. So it’s understandable that ministers should wish to protect children from such vile material on the internet. But the Online Safety Act designed to protect kids has ended up becoming a blunt tool to censor free speech. New laws introduced last […]

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