We Should All Be Very Nervous About the Online Safety Bill

This week, the government’s long-delayed Online Safety Bill returns to the House of Commons after a series of alterations. First proposed over a year and a half ago, the legislation for improving online safety has been mired in controversy over its implications for censorship and free speech. While the [concerns over censorship](https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2022/11/the-online-safety-bill-will-fundamentally-undermine-rights-to-freedom-of-expression/) raised by figures across the political spectrum are undoubtedly worthy of debate (and, in my opinion, very valid), I am more concerned about the ramifications of the bill …

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