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LatestSourcesas of 2026-09-16
- US hauls in UK government officials over under-16s social media ban and censorious media plans
US Embassy officials reprimanded UK Government representatives over the under-16s social media ban, the Online Safety Act, and DCMS's censorious media Green Paper — the latest strain on the special relationship.
- Government poised to back Bill outlawing SLAPPs used to silence whistleblowers and journalists
The Government is expected to back Sir John Whittingdale's Private Member's Bill to outlaw SLAPPs, the abusive lawsuits used by powerful individuals and corporations to silence journalists and whistleblowers.
- Censorious Westminster mandarins are stripping Britons of honours for speaking freely
A Freedom of Information request by FSU member Nick Buckley MBE has exposed how Whitehall's secretive Forfeiture Committee can strip Britons of their honours over lawful social media comments.