This week we learned UK govt engaged counter-terrorism unit to shut down debate on Covid

Now read new 'Twitter files' thread about Twitter blacklists of scientists inc Dr Jay Bhattacharya: https://twitter.com/bariweiss/status/1601008766861815808

Govt & Big Tech actively working against free speech

Scrap Online Safety Bill

The decision makers decided fear was a virtue; Nudge Unit propaganda to create fear in UK & Tony Fauci said ‘people not scared enough’ led to v poor decision making @DrJBhattacharya

Deep failure Didn’t have other voices they were censored

We now see this @elonmusk #TwitterFiles
https://twitter.com/togetherdec/status/1602345625286230016?s=46&t=Sjwl3Ga_m4ltM_O5YwA4iA

Big Tech is only part of the problem

We've already seen Big Tech "debanking" groups based on their views - PayPal did it to Free Speech Union, Daily Sceptic, UsForThem, Law or Fiction and many more

This is not acceptable and public needs legal protection from this

However #TwitterFiles make it all too clear that Big Tech is only part of the problem...

The US Govt has been caught actively pressuring Big Tech behind scenes to censor people, and there's a "revolving door" from Govt to Big Tech too

Do we think UK is any different?

It's all very murky and needs a big light shone on it

This is good from Claire Fox on protecting legal Free Speech

"The day I joined Twitter I was placed on a blacklist.

"If this kind of suppression hadn't happened, we wouldn't have had lockdowns"

- Dr Jay Bhattacharya with Together's Alan Miller

Free & open debate is how healthy societies self-correct

#TwitterFiles