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Labour Eyes Social Media Censorship for UK Elections

Reclaim the Net

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July 8, 2026

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The rules that already tell British broadcasters what they can say at election time are being eyed for a much bigger target: everyone's timeline. The post Labour Eyes Social Media Censorship for UK Elections appeared first on Reclaim The Net: Free Speech, Privacy, Digital Rights.

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· Jun 23, 2026

🔴 LIVE: Outgoing British PM Starmer Faces MPs in Parliament

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· Jul 8, 2026

Election 2026: Are National, Labour MPs acting like they’re on podcasts in these videos? Here’s what they say

Election 2026: Are National, Labour MPs acting like they’re on podcasts in these videos? Here’s what they say

Guido Fawkes

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· Jul 6, 2026

Labour’s Social Media Crackdown Consultation Doesn’t Let People Oppose State Control of Platforms

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Sky News Australia

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· Jun 24, 2026

Labour mercilessly mocked as the party ‘sinks further into the abyss’

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Nieman Lab

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· Jun 23, 2026

The British government wants to force more trustworthy news into your doomscrolling

The British government is asking social media companies to put more news — real news, produced by public service broadcasters like the BBC — high up in people’s feeds. And if companies refuse, it’ll pass laws to require it. That’s the main takeaway from a new report issued Tuesday on a host of issues relating...

LabourList

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· Jun 22, 2026

‘Respect? Don’t just say it, show it’

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Related coverage for "Labour Eyes Social Media Censorship for UK Elections": DawnNews English — 🔴 LIVE: Outgoing British PM Starmer Faces MPs in Parliament. The New Zealand Herald — Election 2026: Are National, Labour MPs acting like they’re on podcasts in these videos? Here’s what they say . Guido Fawkes — Labour’s Social Media Crackdown Consultation Doesn’t Let People Oppose State Control of Platforms. Sky News Australia — Labour mercilessly mocked as the party ‘sinks further into the abyss’. Nieman Lab — The British government wants to force more trustworthy news into your doomscrolling. LabourList — ‘Respect? Don’t just say it, show it’