Theresa May’s internet clampdown will be a distraction from ‘fragile’ government situation, activists suggest

‘The government could push through extreme internet regulation while people are distracted by the current political situation, according to activists.
Theresa May might use her wide-ranging plans for technology – which includes weakening security and increasing censorship – as a way of restoring some of “image as a tough leader”, the Open Rights Group has warned. The prime minister might look to automatically censor the internet, for instance, and weaken security in a way that “could put all of us at a great risk of crime”, it said.
Despite failing to win a majority at the recent election, Ms May has suggested that she will keep going with her extreme plans. And she might do so specifically because the government’s majority is “fragile”, he said.’
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