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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Alex Hern and Dan Milmo

Flawed online safety bill is disaster for free speech, claim Tories

A person using a computer
Conservative leadership contender Kemi Badenoch has accused the bill of ‘legislating for hurt feelings’. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA

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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