FREE SPEECH: "Aren't we allowed to vitriolically condemn (new government) or are we meant to smile sweetly and nod in case anyone is offended?" (Claire Fox)

We must have the freedom to discuss and challenge ideas in order to progress as a society Keir Starmer

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CENSORSHIP INDUSTRY:

Center for Countering Digital Hate, who leaked documents show seek to "Kill Musk's Twitter" by "triggering UK & EU regulatory action" & going after advertisers, launched by Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmer's new chief of staff

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Free Speech: "I had a group of guys earlier who said they get put in isolation and kicked out of school because they don't support everything that is getting taught" Montgomery Toms

Young people should be able to question ideas and concepts not get force-fed them

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"We're seeing a draconian clampdown on free speech in countries like UK, Australia, America, & Germany, (is this) being coordinated, or is this simply coincidence?"

Adam Brooks reading questions from the floor at our Together 3rd Anniversary Event

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"Ofcom accused of targeting GB News as it allows ITV to walk free after Ed Balls interview generates 16,000 complaints"

Attacks on GB News look politically motivated

https://www.gbnews.com/news/ofcom-complaints-ed-balls-yvette-cooper

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CENSORSHIP INDUSTRY:

"They become very intoxicated with the power, the god-like power" (Mike Benz)

Giving any organisation the central authority to label what is "truth" or define "misinformation" as fact is always problematic

We must stand for free speech, not censorship

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"Free speech is being attacked in many ways, and victims of crime are being failed" (Peter Bleksley)

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AUSTRALIA SOCIAL MEDIA BAN: "Disaster waiting to happen... further digital authoritarianism" (Senator Alex Antic)

Especially after the last few years, who can have any faith in the state not using such measures to suppress dissent?

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CENSORSHIP: “Do I trust our elected representatives to decide what is or is not true or ‘disinformation?’"

“Given their track record, the answer is a big fat no. And that is the truth!" - Julia Hartley-Brewer

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FREE SPEECH

"If you can't even have a conversation (with someone you disagree with) you lose the whole point of having free speech"

Regardless of where you stand politically, it's vital that everyone is free to express their views

#freespeech (Montgomery Toms)

FREE SPEECH: "The education system has softened my generation because if you have an opinion you risk having the 'wrong' opinion" (Montgomery Toms)

We must inspire young people to get involved in protecting free speech - it’s their future under threat

#freespeech #YoungPeople #educationsystem #hope #Politics

"The issue with calling a majority of the British public people 'far right', is it loses any sense of meaning" (Alan Miller)

Instead of resorting to name-calling, we should discuss ideas and address concerns, from all viewpoints

That’s how society progresses

Stronger #together

#FreeSpeech #ukpolitics

ONLINE SAFETY ACT: "The most chilling bid to censor free speech in modern British history" (Dan Wootton)

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ONLINE SAFETY ACT: "The most chilling bid to censor free speech in modern British history" (Dan Wootton)

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FREE SPEECH IN THE UK?

"No, because we've got people like Keir Starmer!"

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ONLINE SAFETY ACT: "We were assured that the bill would include free speech protections"

"Three years after the bill, the duties (free speech safeguards) still haven’t been activated"

"We sent a letter, 3 months ago to Liz Kendall and we still haven’t had a reply"

Toby Young on free speech from our rally on Saturday in London

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Ofcom’s current annual funding "£233m for 2026/27, up from £227m in 2025/26"

Ofcom has become a huge bureaucracy employing more than 1,600 people, many of them thinking all day about how our speech online should be policed and regulated

That is an extraordinary concentration of power over speech - and it deserves far more scrutiny

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"Ofcom’s annual funding £233m for 2026/27, up from £227m in 2025/26"

Ofcom has become a huge bureaucracy employing more than 1,600 people, many of them thinking all day about how our speech online should be policed and regulated

That is an extraordinary concentration of power over speech - and it deserves far more scrutiny

#FreeSpeech

FREE SPEECH:

"Members of US Congress have warned Lisa Nandy that plans to prioritise the BBC and other government 'trusted' news sources are an attack on free speech"

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FREE SPEECH: "The government is keeping a list of people who question their policies" - (The Metro)

"Negative X and Reddit posts from unsuspecting Brits attacking the UK’s anti-terror programme Prevent were added to a database of critical online comments"

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