News Round-Up
26 July 2024
Government Has Just Declared War on Free Speech
26 July 2024
by Toby Young
Accusations of 'hate speech' are being increasingly used to silence lawful discussions unpopular with progressives in the European Parliament.
The Digital Services Act comes into force today, empowering the EU to force social media companies to take down 'disinformation', including "gender and sexuality" content that's "part of a wider 'anti-woke' narrative".
Swedish eco-fanatic Greta Thunberg was photographed flipping the bird in Strasbourg last week to celebrate the progression of the latest economy-destroying piece of EU green legislation.
Across Europe parties opposing Net Zero and mass immigration are gaining power as millions of citizens shift their allegiance towards populist Right-wing parties.
As the August 25th deadline for the new EU online speech regulations approaches, Commissioner Thierry Breton warns social media companies to turn up the dial on censorship, or else.
After a group of German scientists concluded that a significant number of EU Pfizer vaccine batches appeared to be placebos, some claimed to debunk the theory. Robert Kogon responds to the objections.
In a recent article, Steve Davies makes a fascinating prediction: over the next decade, re-joining the EU will become a right-wing cause, while maintaining close links with the US will become a left-wing cause.
The World Health Organisation and the European Union yesterday announced their collaboration on global digital vaccine passports at a joint press conference in Geneva.
The EU has issued its first list of platforms that will be subject to 'content moderation' requirements. Surprisingly, they include Amazon, Apple and Wikipedia. What censorship does the EU have planned for them?
“Who’s to say that something is misinformation?” Musk asked the BBC interviewer. Good question. But it seems Musk's answer is the European Union, as he continues to be a member of its 'Disinformation Task-force'.
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