US EditionMigrant hotel protests spread nationwide
- On Friday, the Online Safety Act took effect, requiring platforms to remove public-order content and enforce facial recognition and ID scanning.
- Its stated aim is to make the internet safer by tackling harmful content, prompting intense criticism since its inception.
- Saturday's protest outside the Brook Hotel in Bowthorpe, near Norwich, drew around 250 protesters and 100 counter-protesters with 20 officers present.
- Critics warn platforms are preemptively censoring footage, as privacy experts say videos are being removed under vague public order rules, calling it a chilling intrusion.
- Supporters of free speech warn the controversy has ignited a fierce debate over regulating online spaces without undermining fundamental rights, critics including Mr Yusuf argue the Act grants sweeping powers, igniting fierce debate over balancing safety and rights.
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newenglishreview.orgMigrant hotel protests spread nationwide
Demonstrations take place in Leeds, Southampton and Nottinghamshire on Saturday, with more planned for Sunday
·London, United Kingdom
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A protest outside a hotel housing asylum seekers was peaceful. Suddenly, it all changed
Witnesses say one of the pro-immigration protesters near the Brook Hotel had approached the much larger group wearing a balaclava - in seconds, the pent-up fury spilt over as an angry crowd surged towards the police.
·United Kingdom
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