UK’s Online Safety Bill Will Lead to Freedom of Speech Violations: Top Lawyer

UK’s Online Safety Bill Will Lead to Freedom of Speech Violations: Top Lawyer
A woman at her computer at the Games Academy of Falmouth University in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, on Jan. 29, 2022. Hugh Hastings/Getty Images.
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Everyone who uses the Internet will be affected by the British government’s upcoming Online Safety Bill, which will significantly curtail freedom of expression in a way that has profound consequences, according to a leading media law expert.

In a legal opinion for the freedom of expression campaign group Index on Censorship, Gavin Millar QC heavily criticised the government’s upcoming legislation.

Owen Evans
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Owen Evans is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories, with a particular interest in civil liberties and free speech.
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