EPISODE · Apr 18, 2025 · 10 MIN
FROM PUBS TO PLATFORMS: EUROPE’S CENSORSHIP REGIME SPREADS
from The Highwire with Del Bigtree · host The Highwire with Del Bigtree
Free speech is facing an unprecedented crackdown across the UK and Europe. The UK’s Online Safety Act and the EU’s sweeping Digital Services Act are driving small forums offline, pressuring U.S. platforms to silence users, and even tasking British pubs with policing conversations under new “hate speech” rules. Is this the end of open dialogue in the West?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-highwire-with-del-bigtree--3620606/support.
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Free speech is facing an unprecedented crackdown across the UK and Europe. The UK’s Online Safety Act and the EU’s sweeping Digital Services Act are driving small forums offline, pressuring U.S. platforms to silence users, and even tasking British pubs with policing conversations under new “hate speech” rules. Is this the end of open dialogue in the West?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-highwire-with-del-bigtree--3620606/support.
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