information control
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The UK Government is running a public consultation called “Watch this space: a new strategic direction for UK media.” The proposals include mandatory changes to how content is discovered on YouTube. In further attacks against independent voices, after last week ‘debanking’ The Canary news platform, the British Government is now considering forcing YouTube to down-rank…
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Edward Torsney takes a critical look at how modern democracies risk sliding into information control through censorship, debanking, propaganda, and the narrowing of acceptable opinion – from the RT Germany ruling to wider concerns about authoritarian creep, thought control, and the enduring warning of George Orwell’s 1984.
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Ed Torsney considers Keir Starmer’s UK social media ban for under-16s isn’t just about online safety—it’s a dangerous act of social engineering. By mandating mass age verification and digital ID, the government paves the way for a surveillance state that silences free speech and stifles truth outside state-approved narratives. This analysis explores why the policy…
Edward Torsney 