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Proposed online safety laws pose threat to freedom of expression in UK, campaign group claims (Press Gazette, 4/6/2019)

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Jun 4, 2019

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The Government’s proposed new online safety laws pose a threat to freedom of expression in the UK, a campaign group has claimed. Index on Censorship said the risk from the Online Harms White Paper could also extend abroad if other countries follow in the UK’s footsteps. Read in full.

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