U.S. OFFICIAL BLASTS UK’S ONLINE SAFETY ACT:“A DEAL BREAKER FOR AMERICAN FREE SPEECH”
“The UK now has over 30 arrests for online speech a day.”

U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Sarah Rogers has ignited a diplomatic firestorm, condemning the U.K.’s Online Safety Act as “vastly overreaching” and a form of cross-border censorship disguised as child protection: “It’s not about safety. It’s about control, and it doesn’t stop at your borders.”
The Act compels tech giants like Meta, Google, and X to scan private messages and delete “harmful” material or face fines up to 10% of global revenue. The Under Secretary says this directly undermines the First Amendment by forcing U.S. companies to censor lawful speech inside America to satisfy British regulators.
This isn’t just about the UK. It’s about the precedent. If American tech companies bend to foreign speech laws, every authoritarian government on the planet will demand the same treatment. The EU already tried it with the Digital Services Act. Now Britain is pushing further. The Trump administration is drawing a line: American companies will not be weaponized to enforce foreign censorship regimes.
“For the Children”: The Oldest Excuse for Control
Australia is the one pushing this globally through its jet setting eCensor. She’s at the heart of the global putsch to censor the internet.

We are the children in the eyes of those who rule the world through law and regulation. Every law they create reflects this belief—that they are the adults, enlightened and responsible, while we must be protected from corruption because we are not yet capable of making the “right” choices.
Like a parent who believes they can never be wrong, they impose their will “for our own good.” They will never admit to the harm they cause, insisting instead that we are too naïve or unenlightened to decide for ourselves. If we make a choice they dislike, we are told to choose again—until our answer aligns with what they want. And if we still refuse, punishment follows. Continue reading Australian “Censorship to Protect Us”