'We are building a global movement' — UK's teen social media ban sparks a campaign to defend the open internet

The Stop Killing the Internet campaign has also launched a petition urging the UK government to scrap its plan

TechRadar

Powstała nowa inicjatywa o nazwie "Stop Killing The Internet" mająca walczyć o otwarty Internet i sprzeciwiająca się próbom zniszczenia prywatności i anonimowości w sieci. Wśród twórców osoby odpowiedzialne za "Stop Killing Games" oraz organizacje walczące o szeroko rozumiany wolny Internet.

strona inicjatywy: http://www.stopkillingtheinternet.org/

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Stop Killing the Internet

Governments are walling off the open internet. We are a global movement opposing restrictions — and building a better internet.

Stop Killing the Internet
Governments are moving toward bans, scanning, curfews and restrictions that could change the internet for everyone. #StopKillingTheInternet supports rights-respecting approaches to child protection, privacy, democratic accountability and platform responsibility. The movement launches on 27 June ⬇️

Stop Killing the Internet
Stop Killing the Internet

Governments are walling off the open internet. We are a global movement opposing restrictions — and building a better internet.

Stop Killing the Internet
NEW: A global movement to defend the open internet 🌐 #StopKillingTheInternet brings creators, communities and civil society together to say: the Internet must remain open, private and free. ORG is joining the movement as the UK moves to ban social media and scan devices. Find out more ⬇️

Stop Killing the Internet: New...
Stop Killing the Internet: New global movement launches

Stop Killing Games has teamed up with global rights respecting organisations, including Open Rights Group, to form Stop Killing the Internet, a global movement defending the open Internet.

Open Rights Group
“Open Rights Group encourages people around the world who want a human-rights based approach to tackling harm to join this movement." We can't stand by as governments pursue online safety in ways that gut our rights to privacy and free expression. 🗣️ ORG's James Baker. #StopKillingTheInternet

“Open Rights Group encourages people around the world who want a human-rights based approach to tackling harm to join this movement."

We can't stand by as governments pursue online safety in ways that gut our rights to privacy and free expression.

🗣️ ORG's @JamesBaker.

#StopKillingTheInternet #StopKillingInternet #socialmediaban #openinternet #privacy #freeexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol

Governments are moving toward bans, scanning, curfews and restrictions that could change the internet for everyone.

#StopKillingTheInternet supports rights-respecting approaches to child protection, privacy, democratic accountability and platform responsibility.

The movement launches on 27 June ⬇️

#StopKillingTheInternet #StopKillingInternet #socialmediaban #openinternet #privacy #freeexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol

NEW: A global movement to defend the open internet 🌐

Stop Killing the Internet brings creators, communities and civil society together to say: the Internet must remain open, private and free.

ORG is joining the movement as the UK moves to ban social media and scan devices.

Find out more ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/stop-killing-the-internet-new-global-movement-launches/

#StopKillingTheInternet #StopKillingInternet #socialmediaban #openinternet #privacy #freeexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol

Stop Killing the Internet: New global movement launches

Stop Killing Games has teamed up with global rights respecting organisations, including Open Rights Group, to form Stop Killing the Internet, a global movement defending the open Internet.

Open Rights Group

The open Internet is being killed by stealth.

The social media ban is part of a global push towards a permission-based Internet where access is controlled.

The government should address the causes of online harms in the business model of the platforms.

Sign the petition ⬇️

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/break-big-tech

#stopKillingInternet #stopKillingTheInternet #socialmediaban #socialmedia #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #privacy #censorship #ukpolitics #ukpol #ageverification

Break Big Tech: Dismantle the root cause of online harms

Platforms like X, Facebook and Instagram harvest our personal data so that they can target us with ads. Their platforms are designed to keep us online, pushing out content that will keep us engaged. Their power to shape and control what we see online is not only harming children and adults but democracy itself.  But we often feel locked in, not wanting to leave the spaces where we still have friends, family and followers.   The Government says it’s holding Big Tech to account over online...

38 Degrees

Within a year we've gone from porn to “iPhone users, Spotify users, Xbox and PlayStation players pushed through ID checks.”

Now social media...

It'll only make online harms worse. The data shared for age checks feeds back into ads and customised content that keep us online.

🗣️ ORG's James Baker.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/15/effects-uk-social-media-ban-under-16s-enforcement

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Impact of social media ban for under-16s in UK hinges on how firm it is

Questions remain over enforcement, privacy risk and whether it could open door to even more invasive measures

The Guardian