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The Secret Censor: How the UK's Online Safety Act is stifling free speech

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Nick Boyd
Aug 03, 2025
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The UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA), has been heralded by the Wokerati as a landmark piece of legislation which ensures that Pretty Polly and Tiny Tim will never be harmed by internet content ever again.

In fact, it also works quite hard at ensuring that all internet users are safeguarded from illicit and unwholesome content. Inevitably, it appears that it …

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