If Google is complaining you know things must be bad

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Google has launched a scathing criticism of the Labour Government, claiming Britain risks suppressing free expression through the Online Safety Act.

The tech behemoth’s criticism targets Ofcom’s plans requiring platforms to identify and limit the spread of “potentially illegal” material, including hate speech and incitement to violence.

In its response to the regulator, Google warned that such proposals risk “undermining users’ rights to freedom of expression”.

The company argued that the measures would “necessarily result in legal content being made less likely to be encountered by users, impacting users’ freedom of expression, beyond what the (Online Safety) Act intended”.

https://www.gbnews.com/news/free-speech-row-google-labour-online-safety-act

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