I think the US will be fine as long as we don't repeatedly elect some kind of cabal of pedophile authoritarians.

The US is already well down the path with masked men kidnapping people on the street, holding them without any contact, defunding all sorts of media and billionaires suppressing all sorts off stuff in their media outlets.

That was lost a while ago, but it's nice more people are noticing that it's getting worse.

Pretty much every company that matters decided to go full 1984 censorship and surveillance all at the same time. And the governments are more than happy to play along. UK, US, etc. Pretty much all of "the west"

"and america could be next!" they literally have domestic concentration camps in america there is no freedom there

I already can't say what I really think about politicians and CEOs without getting banned from comments all over the place, so didn't preach to me about censorship. I'm already chest deep in this shit.

Very information heavy article. I appreciate that.

Lol its been decades since the UK had free speech. I haven't forgotten the Nazis pug.

Britain has never had free speech in the same way as the US, nor even of the press. Only in the last few decades, they've only had what's required by the ECHR.

UK joined the US suicide pact after the queen. Sad.

What is this 'could be' business?

How many whistleblowers and reporters did Bush and Obama charge with the Espionage Act?

I think it's odd (and pretty terrifying) the U.K. and U.S. have been on such similar and almost coordinated authoritarian tracks over the last few years. It started with a lot of gradual steps and more recently they seem to be ramping things up (which also seems pretty common for authoritarianism/by the time most people notice something weird is happening it's too late).

Both ramping up A.I. to spy on, and control/micromanage their own civilians while refusing regulations or any public accountability for the A.I. they're developing.

April 2024: U.S., U.K. Announce Partnership to Safety Test AI Models

Feb 2025: UK and US refuse to sign international AI declaration

May 2025: Brexit’s Failures Could Foreshadow Trump’s. Just Not in the Way You Might Think.

America is already well on its way to lose free speech as well. We have a secret police called "ICE" now, so it's only a matter of time unless the "resistance democrats" finally do their fucking job

Could? go publicly criticize the Pedo in chief and watch what happens

Uh, America had free speech? First I'm hearing about it.

US lost thiers before, UK did.

What's happening in Britain, thought current government was a good one?

Britain never had free speech and always have been a absolute nanny state. It's a prime example that government overreach does not result in any safety improvements.

Hasn’t Britain always been like this? Are people generally upset about this or just a vocal online minority? I mean I would never support something like this but if the people support it well, it’s their will.

Don't you guys cheer ending free speech anytime you are in power? I'm all for you joining the team, but please stop vilifying the people who got there before you.