Flawed online safety bill is disaster for free speech, claim Tories
by Alex Hern and Dan Milmo from World news | The Guardian on (#61BWT)
David Davis describes flagship legislation as biggest accidental curtailment in modern history'
The free-speech wing of the Conservative party is lining up against the fundamentally misdesigned" online safety bill as the government rushes to pass the legislation before the House of Commons breaks up for the summer.
The backbencher David Davis said of the flagship bill: We all want the internet to be safe. Right now, there are too many dangers online, from videos propagating terror to posts promoting self-harm and suicide.
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