The U.K. government continues expanding the scope of a proposed Online Safety Bill, despite criticism by opponents and digital rights advocates that it is increasingly becoming an out-of-control, repressive “kitchen sink” bill.
A U.K. parliamentary committee published earlier this week a report on the draft of a restrictive Online Safety Bill being actively promoted by Boris Johnson’s government, several Labor MPs and virtually all the U.K. press.
The UK Parliament has formed a joint "super committee" to pore over the government's proposed Online Safety Bill and has called for public comment on the legislation.
Australian privacy and digital rights advocates have expressed mounting concern over the nation’s proposed Online Safety Act, one of the most extreme versions of current attempts worldwide to revise internet regulation and increase the power of the State over online speech and activities.
