EFF: The UK Online Safety Bill Must Not Violate Our Rights to Free Speech And Private Communication

Throughout the UK legislative process, EFF has stressed that mandated scanning obligations will lead to censorship of lawful and valuable expression. The Online Safety Bill also threatens another basic human right: our right to have a private conversation. That’s why we have called for action to make sure that users’ rights to private messaging and end-to-end encryption are safeguarded, not abandoned.