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On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1899, E. B. White, American essayist and journalist (died 1985) was born. In 1930, Ezra Vogel, American sociologist (died 2020) was born. In 1935, Oliver Napier, Northern Irish lawyer and politician (died 2011) was born. In 1964, Craig Charles, English actor and TV presenter was born. In 1968, Michael Geist, Canadian journalist and academic was born. In 1969, Ned Boulting, British sports journalist and television presenter was born. In 1971, John W. Campbell, American journalist and author (born 1910) passed away. In 1994, Gary Kildall, American computer scientist, founded Digital Research (born 1942) passed away. In 2006, John Spencer, English snooker player and sportscaster (born 1935) passed away. In 2014, John Seigenthaler, American journalist and academic (born 1927) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
UK Labour accused of running a ‘Big Brother’ censorship regime over social media algorithms
Sky News host Danica De Giorgio accuses the UK Labour government of running a “censorship regime”. “In the UK, the Labour government over there, they want to go one step further; they actually want to tamper with algorithms on certain social media sites like YouTube or TikTok,” Ms De Giorgio said. “I have a lot of concerns over this, because to me, this sounds like it would absolutely be a Big Brother-style censorship regime by the Labour government to try and skew your algorithm so it can see what it wants you to see.”
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· Jul 6, 2026
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Guido first reported on the government’s plans to strangle non-state approved social media last month. Now everyone is catching up Labour’s consultation does not even allow people to say they are opposed to state control of algorithms: The now-published green paper from DCMS details that Labour is committed to a “prominence regime” for social media,
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· Jun 29, 2026
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· Jul 8, 2026
Labour Eyes Social Media Censorship for UK Elections
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· Jun 29, 2026
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