Theresa May is planning to introduce huge regulations on the way the internet works, allowing the government to decide what is said online.
“Some people say that it is not for government to regulate when it comes to technology and the internet,” states the Tory manifesto. “We disagree.”
Senior Tories confirmed to BuzzFeed News that the phrasing indicates that the government intends to introduce huge restrictions on what people can post, share and publish online.
While much of the internet is currently controlled by private businesses like Google and Facebook, Theresa May intends to allow government to decide what is and isn’t published, the manifesto suggests.
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Theresa May plans to control and regulate the internet
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