U.K. proposes forcing social platforms to prioritize government-backed media; U.S. Democrats push social media ban for minors
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Elizabeth Nolan Brown
Summary
The article covers several developments related to government control over online speech and information. Key topics include: (1) A U.K. proposal to force social media platforms to prominently feature content from government-backed media like the BBC; (2) The Democrats' "Project 2029" which would ban minors from social media; (3) A Supreme Court ruling protecting private data in geofence warrant cases; and (4) Other civil liberties developments. The author presents these as concerning trends toward government overreach in online spaces, with one positive Supreme Court decision noted.
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Twitter / XU.K. proposes forcing social platforms to prioritize government-backed media; U.S. Democrats push social media ban for minorsreason.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledbusybodies on both sides of the Atlantic were scheming up ways to give the government more control over online speech and information
In the U.K., this included a proposal to force social media companies to prominently feature content from the BBC
one uncharacteristically good omen for tech users' civil liberties
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