Digital regulation and content moderation
The Free Speech Union has covered 20 stories on this topic. Browse our coverage below.
2 March 2026
US launches free speech portal to help UK and EU citizens bypass online censorship
The Trump administration has launched freedom.gov, a VPN-style portal letting UK and EU citizens bypass online censorship laws — a stark signal of US alarm over European free speech restrictions.
28 February 2026
Elon Musk launches landmark legal challenge against EU over Digital Services Act fine
Elon Musk is taking the EU to court over a €120m Digital Services Act fine against X — in what could be a defining battle for free speech and regulatory power in Europe.
4 January 2026
CEO of Substack says the Online Safety Act is bad for free speech
The CEO of Substack, Chris Best, has criticised the Online Safety Act, becoming one of the latest prominent figures to warn of the threat the legislation poses to free speech.
3 August 2025
Britain’s expanding censorship machine
30 July 2025
Criticising the Online Safety Act puts you “on the side of Jimmy Savile” says Labour minister
26 July 2025
Protest footage blocked as online safety act comes into force
10 April 2025
BitChute discontinues video-sharing service for UK residents over online censorship laws
16 February 2025
Hundreds charged with online ‘speech crimes’ under Online Safety Act amid US free expression concerns
10 February 2025
UK Labour government willing to rework Online Safety Act to avoid Trump tariffs
30 October 2024
Labour cabinet minister refuses to rule out targeting ‘legal but harmful’ speech via strengthened Online Safety Act
10 October 2024
Australia’s Misinformation Bill “dead in the water” but similarly dystopian proposals popping up elsewhere
29 August 2024
Ofcom “needs emergency powers” to tackle misinformation, claims well-connected left-wing lobby group
22 August 2024
Did Sir Kier Starmer just breach the Online Safety Act?
8 August 2024
London Mayor declares draconian Online Safety Act “not fit for purpose” following major public disorder
8 August 2024
A ban on online anonymity is a threat to freedom of expression
26 June 2024
Supreme Court Strikes Down Injunction Preventing Government From Pressuring Big Tech to Suppress Free Speech
22 May 2024
Ofcom’s contempt for GB News viewers
21 May 2024
GB News accuses Ofcom of “sinister” attack on democracy over threat of fine for alleged breach of impartiality rules
Google says Online Safety Act is a threat to free speech
Ofcom to be summoned for grilling over censorship of Americans
