Just days after we exposed the UK government's escalating attacks – including their admission of targeting our infrastructure providers in an act of economic terrorism – new developments confirm that our warnings about the dangers of the UK's Online Safety Act are being recognized at the highest levels, while simultaneously revealing the truly draconian nature of their threats.
First, the Vindication: A recent report in The Guardian has revealed that officials from the U.S. State Department directly challenged the UK's communications regulator, Ofcom, regarding the severe threat the Online Safety Act poses to freedom of expression.
According to the report:
-Officials from the State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) met with Ofcom in London.
-During this meeting, they explicitly raised concerns about how the Online Safety Act risks infringing free speech.
-A State Department spokesperson confirmed this, stating: "As vice-president Vance has said, we are concerned about freedom of expression in the United Kingdom. It is important that the UK respect and protect freedom of expression.”
This is significant validation of everything Gab has been fighting against. Even elements within the US government recognize the UK Online Safety Act for the threat it is.
Now, the Stark Escalation: While Ofcom downplays the Act, claiming it only targets "illegal content," the reality is far more sinister and extends into unprecedented personal threats. The scope of this law isn't limited; it potentially applies to any user-to-user service accessible in the UK.
And here's the truly chilling part: Buried within this tyrannical legislation is the power for UK authorities to bring criminal charges against named senior managers at companies deemed non-compliant.
Let that sink in. They genuinely believe they have the authority, under this Act, to target individuals – like myself – and potentially send American citizens to PRISON for the supposed crime of refusing to implement the UK's subjective censorship regime on a US-based platform protected by the First Amendment.
This isn't just delusional; it's a stunning display of authoritarian overreach. It's as if they've forgotten we operate in the United States, under US law. This threat to literally imprison executives of foreign companies demonstrates the absolute extremity of their censorship agenda and their disregard for international norms, national sovereignty, and fundamental rights.