Tech Giants and Civil Rights Groups Warn UK's Age-Verification Plan Threatens the Open Web

Proton, Tor, Mullvad, ExpressVPN, and Mozilla among the 19 organizations urging the UK government 'not to undermine the open web' as Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill becomes law — a move that could 'infringe human rights'

The Act introduces new online restrictions for young people, alongside an obligation for service providers to take "reasonable anti-circumvention measures." Here's why privacy raises the alarm.

Stop Killing Games, Mozilla, EFF and others release statement urging UK policymakers to keep the web open

The fightback against regulations to lock down the internet in the UK is heating up, with multiple big groups joining together with a firm statement.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Tech and Civil Society Groups Warn Against Blanket UK Internet Restrictions

The Open Rights Group, Index on Censorship, Mozilla, Tor Project, Big Brother Watch, plus many other technology and civil society groups, have signed a new statement that urges UK policymakers to reconsider their approach to online safety legislation – warning that proposed age-gating measures and access restrictions threaten to fragment the open internet and erode the rights of all users. At present the Government is busy consulting on a propos…

Tech giants and civil rights groups warn UK's age-verification plan threatens the open web

A massive expansion of online ID systems is looming in the UK. Discover why experts say these new laws could entrench Big Tech and forever change how you access the global internet. Read more...

Companies and civil society warn that UK is undermining open web

Signatories of joint statement, including Mozilla, Tor and Open Rights Group, call on ministers to address root causes of online harm rather than pursue blanket access restrictions. A group of tech companies and civil society organisations has urged UK policymakers to reconsider their approach to online safety legislation, warning that proposed age-gating measures and access restrictions threaten to fragment the open internet and erode the righ…