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Re:Ministry of Justice orders deletion of the UK's largest c... by tchalla on Monday February 16, 2026 @09:42AM (#47035591)
> Would you prevent newspapers from reporting on it, or stop users posting about it on public forums?

Yes

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Re:Ministry of Justice orders deletion of the UK's largest c... by alberto467 on Monday February 16, 2026 @09:47AM (#47035668)
It is the UK we're talking about after all...
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Re:Ministry of Justice orders deletion of the UK's largest c... by niels8472 on Monday February 16, 2026 @10:12AM (#47036033)
Where the accused have rights too?
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Re:Ministry of Justice orders deletion of the UK's largest c... by alberto467 on Monday February 16, 2026 @12:04PM (#47037444)
Where the journalists have very little rights, and people posting their bad (wrong) ideas (think) even less so.
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Re:Ministry of Justice orders deletion of the UK's largest c... by niels8472 on Monday February 16, 2026 @04:42PM (#47040715)
Not according to the wpfi world press freedom index where it is ranked 20th.
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Re:Ministry of Justice orders deletion of the UK's largest c... by mrkstu on Monday February 16, 2026 @12:55PM (#47038005)
Where speaking truth isn’t a right or a defense
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Re:Ministry of Justice orders deletion of the UK's largest c... by pelorat on Monday February 16, 2026 @12:45PM (#47037909)
Most media in Europe are required to ambiguate names of criminals. For instance by removing the first name or the last name.
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