“Surveillance Society” – Page 7

Is Britain Becoming North Korea?

That’s the question Nigel Farage, leader of Britain’s Reform UK Party, asked last week at a U.S. House hearing on the censorship of free speech in the UK. Mr. Farage, who is probably the most interesting person in English-speaking politics, asked, “At what point did we become North Korea?”

President Trump should immediately condemn the arrest of Mr. Linehan and the attempts by the UK and EU to censor what we say and write in the U.S.

In case you missed the latest …

A man has been arrested in the UK for calling someone a ‘muppet’

The Police are out of control.

I wish this was a joke.
It isn’t.

Absolute insanity. pic.twitter.com/yHTXPtKFBL

— Basil the Great (@Basil_TGMD) September 8, 2025

h/t XC

by Blazingcatfur•September 8, 2025September 8, 2025•0•"Surveillance Society", UK

J.K. Rowling Blasts Britain as ‘Totalitarian, Utterly Deplorable‘ for Arresting Comedian over Transgender Posts

Harry Potter creator and women’s rights activist J.K. Rowling is blasting the U.K. as a “totalitarian” nation for arresting an Irish comedian over his social media posts criticizing radical transgenderism.

On Tuesday, award-winning Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan told fans he had been arrested when he landed at London’s Heathrow Airport because of his online posts.

by Blazingcatfur•September 3, 2025September 3, 2025•0•"Surveillance Society", Big Tranny

Graham Linehan’s arrest heaps shame upon Britain

Graham Linehan had only just stepped back on to UK soil when he was apprehended by five armed police officers. The comedy writer – known for Father Ted, The IT Crowd and his unflinching gender-critical activism – says he was arrested, locked in a cell and interrogated by police yesterday, immediately after landing at London Heathrow.

by Blazingcatfur•September 3, 2025September 2, 2025•0•"Surveillance Society", WTF?

On duty in a facial recognition van: ‘It’s like an Odeon, mate’

A man in a camouflage jacket, baseball cap and football shirt whizzed across Cardiff Central Square on an e-bike on Thursday morning. Fifty yards away, in a blacked-out police van decked out with leather chairs, a desk and screens, an alarm was sounding.

His face had been matched with one on a criminal “watchlist”, and officers from South Wales Police’s live facial recognition team were mobilising to arrest him. He was wanted for breaching court-imposed conditions and, helped by this new technology supported by artificial intelligence, the police had him in handcuffs in a matter of minutes.

by Blazingcatfur•August 24, 2025August 24, 2025•0•"Surveillance Society"

We led a delegation to investigate Europe’s targeting of free speech. What we saw shocked us

Instead of fixing a surging migrant crisis and stagnant economy, the UK and EU are even trying to censor American critics of their policies

Earlier this month, we led a delegation to Brussels and London to see how aggressive European speech regulations affect American free speech rights in the digital town square. What we saw shocked us.

Last Congress, the House Judiciary Committee examined how the Biden administration pressured social media companies to limit free speech in America. We successfully fought back against that overreach. But today, the most serious risk to free speech comes from across the Atlantic.

by Blazingcatfur•August 19, 2025August 18, 2025•0•"Surveillance Society", Europe, Freedom of speech

New GPS Data Reveals Exactly Who Showed Up At White House Protests

Dark-money-funded leftist NGOs were at it again this weekend, attempting to stage a color-revolution-style regime change in Washington, D.C., right outside the White House. But as with every operation this year, dating back to “Tesla Takedown,” the only people these far-left groups, funded by rogue billionaires and some with taxpayer funds, managed to summon were the usual unhinged white baby-boomer liberal, serial protesters at best, with nothing else better to do

h/t DS

by Blazingcatfur•August 18, 2025August 18, 2025•0•"Surveillance Society", WTF?

Christine Van Geyn: Letting safety override freedom makes us all ‘pre-criminals’

In Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report, set in 2054, crime has been eliminated thanks to psychics who predict wrongdoing before it happens. “Pre-criminals” are arrested for “Pre-crimes” they haven’t committed. But the visions are flawed and open to manipulation. The dark side of “pre-crime” is totalitarianism disguised as public safety. The film is a timeless warning about the tension between liberty and security.

by Blazingcatfur•August 17, 2025August 17, 2025•0•"Criminalizing Dissent", "Surveillance Society", Canada

Police used ‘Orwellian’ powers to gag firefighter in free speech row

Police used “Orwellian” powers to gag a firefighter and prevent him revealing he had been arrested after posting online messages criticising his bosses.

Staffordshire Police told Robert Moss that his right to “freedom of expression” had to be “limited to maintain public safety and order” following his arrest on suspicion of malicious communications.

But a special bail hearing at Newcastle-Under-Lyme magistrates’ court overturned the “gagging clause” amid fears officers were behaving as if they lived in a “police state”.

by Blazingcatfur•August 16, 2025August 16, 2025•0•"Surveillance Society", WTF?

Embarrassed police officer knocks on ‘anti-migrant’ protester’s door after being sent doorknocking by ‘woeful’ thought police ahead of demonstrations

This is the moment an embarrassed police officer reluctantly knocked on a suspected ‘anti-migrant’ protester’s door amid an increasing backlash over the scourge of ‘thought police’.

Doorbell footage shows two West Midland Police officers approaching the property in Coventry to give the homeowner a leaflet ahead of a planned anti-immigration demonstration on Saturday.

But one of the officers is hesitant to carry out the task and admits his visit is ‘woeful’ and a ‘load of ‘b******’.

by Blazingcatfur•August 9, 2025August 9, 2025•0•"Criminalizing Dissent", "Surveillance Society"

Ontario police force may be 1st in Canada to use drones for some 911 calls

A police force in one of Canada’s most populated regions may soon be deploying drones as first responders for certain 911 calls.

Peel Regional Police Deputy Chief Anthony Odoardi told Global News in a statement Wednesday the initiative would make them “one of, if not the first police service in Canada” to use drone technology in that capacity.

by Blazingcatfur•August 7, 2025August 7, 2025•0•"Surveillance Society"

“Chat Control” – EU Proposal To Scan All Private Messages Gains Momentum

A controversial European Union proposal dubbed “Chat Control” is regaining momentum, with 19 out of 27 EU member states reportedly backing the measure.

The plan would mandate that messaging platforms, including WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram, must scan every message, photo and video sent by users starting in October, even if end-to-end encryption is in place, popular French tech blogger Korben wrote on Monday.

by Blazingcatfur•August 7, 2025August 7, 2025•0•"Surveillance Society"

Ottawa Police illegally used terrorism-level emergency powers to wiretap Detective Helen Grus and her family

Court Documents reveal Ottawa Police wiretapped Detective Grus and her family

Ottawa Police illegally used terrorism-level emergency powers to wiretap Detective Helen Grus and her family.

The goal was simple: stop Grus from investigating a cluster of infant deaths that tripled the norm.

Court records confirm the illegal wiretap.

On December 29, 2022,… pic.twitter.com/38CzzFbEHQ

— DonaldBest.CA * DO NOT COMPLY (@DonaldBestCA) August 4, 2025

h/t Mauser

by Blazingcatfur•August 5, 2025August 5, 2025•0•"China eats weird animals disease", "Criminalizing Dissent", "Surveillance Society"

Public Servants Risk Scrutiny for Criticizing Government Online: Federal Guidance Document

Ottawa has issued a guidance document informing public servants they may face scrutiny if they post content on social media that it deems partisan, disrespectful, or critical of government policies—even when shared from anonymous personal accounts.

The document seeks to provide “guidance for public servants on their personal use of social media.”

by Blazingcatfur•August 5, 2025August 4, 2025•0•"Surveillance Society", Canada

The secret Labour plot to silence migrant hotel critics

A secretive Whitehall unit complained to US tech giants about social media posts criticising asylum hotels, immigration and ‘two-tier’ policing, it has emerged.

Officials working for Technology Secretary Peter Kyle warned TikTok about videos with ‘concerning narratives’ and claimed they were ‘exacerbating tensions’ on the streets.

Emails sent by the Government’s National Security and Online Information Team (NSOIT) during last year’s Southport riots have been obtained by a US congressional committee.

by Blazingcatfur•August 2, 2025August 2, 2025•0•"Immigration from incompatible cultures", "Mass Immigration - Follow the money", "Surveillance Society"

Five things we can’t post about thanks to the Online Safety Act

From grooming gangs to men’s fashion, literally any topic of discussion can now be censored.

A week has passed since the Online Safety Act’s age-verification rules came into effect, turning vast swathes of the internet dark for users based in the UK. Although the bill was sold as a necessary measure to protect children from pornography, it is not just ‘adult’ content that has suddenly been restricted.

by Blazingcatfur•August 2, 2025August 1, 2025•0•"Surveillance Society", Censorship, UK