Groucho Marx got it right when playing dictator Rufus T Firefly in Duck Soup. He clearly had Britain in mind
If any form of pleasure is exhibited, Report to me and it will be prohibited. I'll put my foot down. So shall it be! This is the land of the free!
Freedoms are eroding rapidly in the UK. This
section covers UK censorship news, particularly where it is attributed to UK government, censors and politicians.
News Sunday 4th April...
Gov
Offsite Article: Endgame for end-to-end encryption Wired has reported that the Home
Office is actively exploring legal and technical mechanisms to compel Facebook and WhatsApp to break end-to-end encrypted messaging
News Friday 2nd April...
Ofcom
Religious nonsense Ofcom fines Loveworld religious TV channel for broadcasting nonsense theories about coronavirus
News Saturday 27th March...
Gov
No comments Government notes that porn websites without user comments or uploads will not be within the censorship
regime of the upcoming Online Safety Bill
Updated:
All men are rapists So peer Floella Benjamin attempts to revive porn age verification censorship because porn viewing is just one step
away from park murder
Escalation Ofcom escalates censorship of China's propaganda channel CGTN by adding 225k fine to the previously announced ban
News Wednesday 10th March...
Ofcom
Advantaging foreign companies If anyone is stupid enough to base a video sharing internet service in the UK,
then you will have to sign up for censorship by Ofcom before 6th May 2021. After a year you will have to pay for the privilege too
