Australia Threatens X with Daily Fines Over Iryna Zarutska Attack Video
Reclaim The Net
Australia Threatens X with Daily Fines Over Iryna Zarutska Attack Video
Julie Inman Grant’s eSafety office clashes with X, telling the platform to block journalists' video uploads.
Tunisian Man Sentenced to Death for Facebook Posts Critical of President Kais Saied
Reclaim The Net
Tunisian Man Sentenced to Death for Facebook Posts Critical of President Kais Saied
A mock page name and a few satirical posts are now grounds for death in the Tunisia that once promised free speech.
Signal Threatens to Exit Europe Over EU Push for Messaging App Scanning Law
Reclaim The Net
Signal Threatens to Exit Europe Over EU Push for Messaging App Scanning Law
Signal draws a red line in Europe, betting the future of private messaging on a continent unwilling to say no to its own surveillance impulse.
Australia’s “eSafety” Commissioner Holds 2,600+ Records Tracking Christian Media Outlet
Reclaim The Net
Australia’s "eSafety" Commissioner Holds 2,600+ Records Tracking Christian Media Outlet
The regulator’s refusal to hand over data highlights how a surveillance system built to monitor online speech now doubles as a barrier to public ...
X Urges EU to Reject “Chat Control 2.0” Surveillance Law Threatening End-to-End Encryption
Reclaim The Net
X Urges EU to Reject “Chat Control 2.0” Surveillance Law Threatening End-to-End Encryption
Scanning every message before it's sent flips the internet’s architecture from private by default to suspect by design.
UK Government Dismisses Public Outcry, Pushes Ahead with Controversial Digital ID Plan
Reclaim The Net
UK Government Dismisses Public Outcry, Pushes Ahead with Controversial Digital ID Plan
Over 2.7 million signatures couldn’t move the needle on a dystopian plan already set in motion.
New York Imposes Law Forcing Social Media to Justify Speech Policies to State Authorities
Reclaim The Net
New York Imposes Law Forcing Social Media to Justify Speech Policies to State Authorities
State power over online speech is colliding with private editorial control in a test case that could redraw the boundary between transparency and c...
Discord Support Data Breach Exposes User IDs, Personal Data
Reclaim The Net
Discord Support Data Breach Exposes User IDs, Personal Data
A vendor breach exposing IDs and more is a reminder of the irreversible risks of linking real-world identity to online access.
Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Slams French Investigation, Warns of Global Crackdown on Privacy and Free Speech
Reclaim The Net
Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Slams French Investigation, Warns of Global Crackdown on Privacy and Free Speech
In a defiant interview, Durov warns that Europe’s push for surveillance risks normalizing the very authoritarianism it claims to fight.
UK Expands Live Facial Recognition as First Legal Challenge Targets Met Police Misidentification
Reclaim The Net
UK Expands Live Facial Recognition as First Legal Challenge Targets Met Police Misidentification
Facial recognition quietly scales nationwide as police double down on a tool still lacking clear legal ground.