Labour's push to regulate social media during elections raises concerns over free speech and independent media in Britain.
The Labour Party is pushing to regulate social media ahead of elections, raising concerns for independent media and free speech in Britain. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Britain ’s ruling Labour Party is proposing new restrictions on social media during election campaigns, arguing that existing laws have failed to keep pace with the influence of online platforms, in yet another proposal to curb free speech online. Deputy Labour leader Lucy Powell said millions of voters now get their news through social media feeds, complaining that this allows falsehoods, deepfakes, and coordinated misinformation to spread rapidly. DETAIL: Powell said a new Representation of the People Bill would extend some election-period “purdah” rules that apply…Open
The complex, which once housed offices for the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, is being converted to residences. Officials inspecting it found support columns were buckling, and upper floors were sagging.
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President Trump signaled at the top of his meeting with Turkish President Erdoğan in Ankara on Tuesday that he's leaning towards allowing the country back into the F-35 program and selling the fighter jets to the Turkish air force. Why it matters: Allowing Turkey to rejoin the program and selling it F-35 jets would be a shift in U.S. policy. Israel fears it would tilt the regional balance of power and violate U.S. commitments to maintain Israel's military edge. - If approved, Turkey would be the first country in the region to be part of the F-35 development and production program and the second country in the region to have F-35s after Israel. - Trump had previously said he would sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia without it being part of…
The case brought by Harry and other celebrities against Associated Newspapers was one of several legal battles that the prince has fought against British tabloids in recent years.
