…and here comes the Online Safety Act
Kit Knightly
The UK’s Online Safety Act officially came into force two weeks ago, and they have wasted no time using it. Alternative social media network Gab has already been threatened...
How “Adolescence” offers us a peek inside the machine
Kit Knightly
I wrote about Adolescence – or rather the (manufactured) hype surrounding it – last week. I thought at the time I’d said all that needed to be said. It...
Making Our Rights Disappear: The Authoritarian War on Due Process
John & Nisha Whitehead
“If Trump can disappear them, he can disappear you. The Trump regime is already targeting immigrants who are here legally simply because they expressed opinions that Trump disagreed with....
When Dissent Becomes a Crime: The War on Political Speech Begins
John & Nisha Whitehead
“Once the principle is established that the government can arrest and jail protesters…officials will use it to silence opposition broadly.” Heather Cox Richardson, historian You can’t have it both...
Why (and How) We Must Resist “Eve’s Law”
Iain Davis
As usual, the state propagandists at The Guardian—who evidently despise investigative journalism—have produced standard government PR spin to promote the emerging UK dictatorship. In this case, off the back of the appalling injustice committed...
The Deep State’s Triumph: 2024 and the Erosion of Liberty
John & Nisha Whitehead
“Everyday the future looks a little bit darker.” Alan Moore, Watchmen We have become a nation adrift in a sea of government overreach, abuse and corruption. The following is a...
Nothing to Hide
Todd Hayen
I’ve heard this phrase, “Why should I worry? I have nothing to hide,” more often than I am comfortable with. This is a clear declaration of innocence with an...
The Armchair Rioters – Part 4
Iain Davis
This is the final article in a four-part series. The first three parts are available here, here and here. In his 1859 essay “On Liberty” the British political philosopher...
The Armchair Rioters – Part 3
Iain Davis
In Part 1 we discussed the very daft concept of the “armchair rioter” and explored the evidence which shows no one caused any riots by posting rumours or political opinions on...
Disinformation Isn’t the Problem. Government Coverups and Censorship Are the Problem
John & Nisha Whitehead
“What makes it possible for a totalitarian or any other dictatorship to rule is that people are not informed; how can you have an opinion if you are not...
The Armchair Rioters – Part 2
Iain Davis
In Part 1 we examined the silly concept of the “armchair rioter” which has been offered to suggest people can start riots from the comfort of their favourite recliner. As we...
Fear and Loathing in New Normal Germany
CJ Hopkins
The first rule of New Normal Germany is, you do not compare New Normal Germany to Nazi Germany. If you do that, New Normal Germany will punish you. It...
Misinformation Doesn’t Kill People—People Kill People
Todd Hayen
This title is intentionally a play on the pro-gun faction’s slogan “Guns Don’t Kill People, People Kill People.” At a certain time before my social awakening, I was appalled...
Guilty!
CJ Hopkins
So, the Berlin Appellate Court overturned my acquittal today. I am now, officially, at least according to the New Normal German authorities, a “hate-speech” criminal. I’m officially a “hate-speech”...
A Globalism of Ideas – Inside the UN’s “Pact for the Future”
Kit Knightly
The United Nation’s Summit of the Future is over. The “great and good” of global leadership got together for four days in New York for what their website called…...
AUDIO: Kit Knightly on Reality Check Radio – September Edition
OffG editor Kit Knightly’s latest monthly chat with Paul Brennan on Reality Check Radio’s Breakfast Show. Kit and Paul talk about the looming US election, the rise of genetically...
Quick Take: Elon Musk vs Brazil more fake “free speech” theatre
Kit Knightly
Recently we were asked on Twitter to comment on the Elon Musk/Brazil situation. At the time we didn’t really see the point, coming so hot on the heels of...
Technofascism: The Government Pressured Tech Companies to Censor Users
John & Nisha Whitehead
“Internet platforms have a powerful incentive to please important federal officials, and the record in this case shows that high-ranking officials skillfully exploited Facebook’s vulnerability… Not surprisingly these efforts bore...
How (and why) they sell X as a “bastion of free speech”
Kit Knightly
Donald Trump is back on the app formerly known as Twitter. After almost four years in the “Truth Social” wilderness he sat down with Elon Musk for a 3-hour...
Fascism 2.0 – The changing face of social media censorship
Paul Lancefield
Facebook make only about £34 a year from the average customer in the UK – a little under £3 a month (and that’s before costs) so clearly there is...
