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Censorship of content relating to Palestine is a result of the UK government banning Palestine Action and duties placed on platforms by the UK Online Safety Act to moderate 'illegal' content.

Signatories to our open letter call on Ofcom to proactively defend the right to free expression.

Hear more from ORG's Prorgamme Manager, Sara Chitseko ⬇️

Video by ORG's Programme Manager, Sara Chitseko, explaining how the ban on Palestine Action when combined with duties under the Online Safety Act to moderate content could lead to wide-ranging censroship of posts about Palestine and Gaza.

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The UK Online Safety Act requires platforms to assess and moderate 'illegal' content.

This mixed with the UK’s vague definition of terrorism could lead to content being wrongly flagged and removed.

This includes supportive posts about Palestine or protests and debate about the Palestine Action ban.

Read our open letter ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/open-letter-implementation-of-palestine-action-proscription-on-social-media/

@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org avatar openrightsgroup , to random

Palestine Action ban + UK Online Safety Act = widespread censorship of content about Palestine 🚫

Lawful posts could be swept up by overly broad definitions of terrorism and wrongly removed by platforms. It's a serious attack on freedom of expression and the right to protest in the UK.

Read our open letter from human rights groups and experts ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/human-rights-defenders-raise-concerns-that-online-safety-act-will-lead-to-censorship-of-palestine-protest/

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Supreme Court's Ruling Practically Wipes Out Free Speech for Sex Writing Online

https://ellsberg.substack.com/p/free-speech

@adub@kolektiva.social avatar adub , to random

UBC faculty members speak out in support of instructor who says he was let go for pro-Palestine activism.

UBC faculty say the instructor's dismissal demonstrates an “alarming erosion of free expression at UBC.”

https://pressprogress.ca/hundreds-of-ubc-faculty-members-speak-out-in-support-of-instructor-who-says-he-was-let-go-for-pro-palestine-activism/

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