@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
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16h ago
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
We fight for digital rights (UK). Join us. #privacy #freespeech #surveillance #censorship #dataprotection
social.openrightsgroup.org
🚨 First the social media ban, now the UK government wants to restrict VPNs 🚨
VPNs are a vital cybersecurity tool for businesses, politicians, journalists and families to protect data and communications.
Banning or requiring digital ID checks before buying VPNs would increase cybercrime risks and expose IP addresses to predators.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2217934/vpn-ban-table-july-labour
#vpn #socialmediaban #ageverification #ukpolitics #cybersecurity #onlinesafety #ukpolitics #ukpol
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
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20h ago
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
We fight for digital rights (UK). Join us. #privacy #freespeech #surveillance #censorship #dataprotection
social.openrightsgroup.org
This #RefugeeWeek, we're calling on UK politicians to show courage and stand up for people seeking safety!
That means fighting back against the Home Office's potentially unlawful use of AI in asylum decision-making.
Tell your MP to back an immediate ban ➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/ban-ai-tools-asylum-decision-making
#asylum #ai #immigration #homeoffice #migrants #ukpolitics #ukpol
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
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1d ago
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
We fight for digital rights (UK). Join us. #privacy #freespeech #surveillance #censorship #dataprotection
social.openrightsgroup.org
The use of AI in asylum decision-making is likely unlawful.
These tools rewrite interviews, choosing what to include and exclude.
Without knowing this, asylum applicants can't be sure accurate information is used to inform decisions.
📺️ ORG's @sarahalsherif@mas.to explains.
https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/fhDQ1ezbb79jedsHPTqe1X
#RefugeeWeek #courage #asylum #ai #migrants #immigration #ukpolitics #ukpol
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
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2d ago
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
We fight for digital rights (UK). Join us. #privacy #freespeech #surveillance #censorship #dataprotection
social.openrightsgroup.org
TOMORROW ⏰️
We're bringing our work on AI in the asylum system to Parliament for #RefugeeWeek.
ORG's @sarahalsherif@mas.to will join lawyers and human rights defenders to examine the legality and dangers of the Home Office's use of Al in asylum decisions.
🗓️ 17 June
🕡️ 6:30-8pm
📍 Portcullis House, Westminster, UK
Register now ⬇️
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-use-of-ai-in-the-uk-asylum-system-tickets-1990233498971#location
#ai #asylum #homeoffice #migrants #ukpolitics #ukpol
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
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2d ago
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
We fight for digital rights (UK). Join us. #privacy #freespeech #surveillance #censorship #dataprotection
social.openrightsgroup.org
NEW: A global movement to defend the open internet 🌐
Stop Killing the Internet brings creators, communities and civil society together to say: the Internet must remain open, private and free.
ORG is joining the movement as the UK moves to ban social media and scan devices.
Find out more ⬇️
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/stop-killing-the-internet-new-global-movement-launches/
#StopKillingTheInternet #StopKillingInternet #socialmediaban #openinternet #privacy #freeexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
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2d ago
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
We fight for digital rights (UK). Join us. #privacy #freespeech #surveillance #censorship #dataprotection
social.openrightsgroup.org
“Open Rights Group encourages people around the world who want a human-rights based approach to tackling harm to join this movement."
We can't stand by as governments pursue online safety in ways that gut our rights to privacy and free expression.
🗣️ ORG's @JamesBaker@social.openrightsgroup.org.
#StopKillingTheInternet #StopKillingInternet #socialmediaban #openinternet #privacy #freeexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
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2d ago
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
We fight for digital rights (UK). Join us. #privacy #freespeech #surveillance #censorship #dataprotection
social.openrightsgroup.org
Governments are moving toward bans, scanning, curfews and restrictions that could change the internet for everyone.
#StopKillingTheInternet supports rights-respecting approaches to child protection, privacy, democratic accountability and platform responsibility.
The movement launches on 27 June ⬇️
#StopKillingTheInternet #StopKillingInternet #socialmediaban #openinternet #privacy #freeexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
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2d ago
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
We fight for digital rights (UK). Join us. #privacy #freespeech #surveillance #censorship #dataprotection
social.openrightsgroup.org
“Soon it will be virtually impossible to be online in the UK without handing over identity documents or biometric data to unregulated companies.”
The social media ban means EVERY user has to prove they're over 16. This puts millions at risk of their personal data being hacked.
🗣️ ORG's @JamesBaker@social.openrightsgroup.org.
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366644294/Big-tech-must-introduce-age-checks-to-support-UKs-under-16s-social-media-ban
#stopKillingInternet #StopKillingTheInternet #socialmediaban #socialmedia #ageverification #onlinesafety #privacy #censorship #ukpolitics #ukpol
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
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3d ago
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
We fight for digital rights (UK). Join us. #privacy #freespeech #surveillance #censorship #dataprotection
social.openrightsgroup.org
Social media bans don't work.
Yet it's happening globally as leaders try to grab headlines with creeping digital ID checks.
This doesn't take on how platforms are designed to capture users' attention with harmful content through data-driven algorithms so they can sell ads.
ORG's @JamesBaker@social.openrightsgroup.org explains ➡️ https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/bBTjPwubE92HMVGtt9dN2Z
#stopKillingInternet #socialmediaban #socialmedia #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #privacy #censorship #ukpolitics #ukpol #kierstarmer
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
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3d ago
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
We fight for digital rights (UK). Join us. #privacy #freespeech #surveillance #censorship #dataprotection
social.openrightsgroup.org
A global movement to #stopKillingInternet is coming.
Bans will wall off the open Internet. Kids locked out and adults pushed through digital ID checks.
Connection and access to information is being swept away for a policy that leaves platforms free to continue promoting harmful content for profit.
Find out more ➡️ https://www.stopkillingtheinternet.com/
#socialmediaban #socialmedia #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #privacy #censorship #ukpolitics #ukpol #kierstarmer
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@Lazarou@mastodon.social
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3d ago
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈
@Lazarou@mastodon.social
Husband to Rachel ( @Rachey ) #Bisexual #Xennial #Progressive #Transhumanism #Space #London #SimCity4 #Worldbuilding He/They Death to the Oligarchy Destroyer Of Worlds Do NOT Tone Police me. DMs are not for strangers. I do not give a fuck about your Privileged White Guy opinions, educate yourself instead of telling me off.
mastodon.social
"The nation, it seems, has been coming round to London’s way of thinking, as have some Londoners who voted Leave. At the same time, though, the capital has continued to be treated by politicians of different kinds as a useful enemy, as a suitable case for neglect and as a problem for the rest of the country."
London isn't your Enemy, the Rich are. It looks a bit racist when you go on about 'London' tbh...
https://www.onlondon.co.uk/dave-hill-ending-the-brexit-state-of-mind/
#London #Brexit #UKPol #UKPolitics
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
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3d ago
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
We fight for digital rights (UK). Join us. #privacy #freespeech #surveillance #censorship #dataprotection
social.openrightsgroup.org
"Every failed attempt to make children safer online is followed by more surveillance and censorship.
Children have rights too and these policies will harm their free expression and privacy rights, and push them into less regulated spaces."
🗣️ ORG's James Baker on the under-16s social media ban.
https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/06/15/britain-plots-digital-bedtime-after-kicking-under-16s-off-social-media/5255341
#socialmediaban #ukpol #onlinesafety #stopKillingInternet #ukpolitics
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
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3d ago
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
We fight for digital rights (UK). Join us. #privacy #freespeech #surveillance #censorship #dataprotection
social.openrightsgroup.org
A social media ban won't fix online harms.
That's because the business model creating them is left untouched.
It just makes every user do an ID check to prove they’re over 16.
Instead we should tackle the attention capture economy of targeted ads and personalised algorithms.
Sign our petition ⬇️
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/break-big-tech
#socialmediaban #onlinesafety #socialmedia #stopKillingInternet #ukpol #ukpolitics #privacy #censorship #bigtech
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
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3d ago
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
We fight for digital rights (UK). Join us. #privacy #freespeech #surveillance #censorship #dataprotection
social.openrightsgroup.org
The fight for the open Internet is on – support our work 🦾
We're facing a social media ban, digital ID checkpoints and powers to scan our devices.
Our privacy and free expression rights could lie in tatters if we don't resist.
Donate now to power our grassroots movement ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/build-our-grassroots-power-defend-open-internet
#StopKillingInternet #grassroots #crowdfunder #socialmediaban #digitalrights #privacy #freeexpression #censorship #digitalid #ukpolitics #ukpol
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@unknownuniverse@unkn.uk
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3d ago
The Unknown Universe
@unknownuniverse@unkn.uk
Sysadmin documenting the fight for digital sovereignty. 🛠️ Tinkering in a Proxmox home lab. 🐧 Linux and Docker enthusiast. 🛡️ Hardened privacy: No Windows, no Google, just FOSS. 🌐 the.unknown-universe.co.uk #SelfHosted #Proxmox #Linux #Privacy #FOSS #Docker
unkn.uk
The UK PM has just announced an under-16 social media ban.
This is the 'Trojan Horse' in action. You cannot enforce a ban without an Age Verification layer, and you can’t have Age Verification without a National Digital ID or bio-metric database. They are using the 'child safety' card to build a mandatory surveillance gate for the entire internet.
Between the new taxes and the constant bans, it’s clear this government has zero respect for personal agency or digital sovereignty. If you aren't already moving your data off the cloud and into your own home lab, start now. The gap between our current society and a total surveillance state just got a whole lot smaller.
#UKPolitics #OnlineSafetyAct #Privacy #Surveillance #DigitalID #AgeVerification #MassSurveillance #DigitalRights
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
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3d ago
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
We fight for digital rights (UK). Join us. #privacy #freespeech #surveillance #censorship #dataprotection
social.openrightsgroup.org
The UK social media ban for under-16s does nothing to sort out the harms caused by platforms.
Harmful content is a product of a business model that uses data to drive engagement and target users with ads.
Digital ID checks feed more data into this system, while leaving the engine for harms unchecked.
Read our response ⬇️
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/starmers-social-media-ban-fails-to-address-root-causes-of-online-harms/
#socialmediaban #socialmedia #starmer #stopkillinginternet #ukpolitics #ukpol #onlinesafety #ageverification #digitalid #privacy #censorship
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
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4d ago
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
We fight for digital rights (UK). Join us. #privacy #freespeech #surveillance #censorship #dataprotection
social.openrightsgroup.org
Public money should be spent on public code that benefits us all.
We call for Digital Sovereignty with open source tech, so we can switch providers without changing systems.
End the #BigTechRipOff that keeps us dependent and out of pocket.
Tell your MP to back an amendment to the Cybersecurity Bill by 16 June ➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-end-big-tech-rip/?mtm_campaign=big-tech-rip-off&mtm_source=mastodon
#digitalsovereignty #techsovereignty #bigtech #opensource #palantir #ukpolitics #ukpol
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@MiaMarkTwo@syzito.xyz
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5d ago
MiaK 🏴 🇵🇸
@MiaMarkTwo@syzito.xyz
Books, gardening, anti-fascism, politics, inept cello-ing, word nerdery, folklore (Morris dancing not so much) and all the other good stuff. Zionists, centrists, TERFs and racists need not apply. Down with colonialism, imperialism and capitalism. Independence for all who want it and above all, a free Palestine. She/her
syzito.xyz
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MiaK 🏴 🇵🇸
@MiaMarkTwo@syzito.xyz
Books, gardening, anti-fascism, politics, inept cello-ing, word nerdery, folklore (Morris dancing not so much) and all the other good stuff. Zionists, centrists, TERFs and racists need not apply. Down with colonialism, imperialism and capitalism. Independence for all who want it and above all, a free Palestine. She/her
syzito.xyz
Happening now in Edgware, at the location of the "Jumbo Zionist Sale of Stolen Land".
Cops are violently arresting the Palestine protesters. Despite one genocidal fascist throwing a snooker ball at the demonstrators, no counter-protesters have been detained afaik.
#FreePalestine #LandBack #UKPolitics
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
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5d ago
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
We fight for digital rights (UK). Join us. #privacy #freespeech #surveillance #censorship #dataprotection
social.openrightsgroup.org
The UK's digital infrastructure is a strategic asset.
But being dependent on US tech firms is a critical weakness.
Our systems can be hit with sanctions, our economy is damaged and our tech policy curbed.
Tell your MP we need Digital Sovereignty by 16 June ➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-end-big-tech-rip/?mtm_campaign=big-tech-rip-off&mtm_source=mastodon
#BigTechRipOff #digitalsovereignty #techsovereignty #bigtech #opensource #palantir #ukpolitics #ukpol
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