Theresa May plans regulations for internet

[Andre Griffin]

"Theresa May is planning to introduce huge regulations on the way the internet works, allowing the government to decide what is said online."

"Particular focus has been drawn to the end of the manifesto, which makes clear that the Tories want to introduce huge changes to the way the internet works."

"`Some people say that it is not for government to regulate when it comes to technology and the internet,` it states. `We disagree`."

"Senior Tories confirmed to BuzzFeed News that the phrasing indicates that the government intends to introduce huge restrictions on what people can post, share and publish online."

"The plans will allow Britain to become `the global leader in the regulation of the use of personal data and the internet`, the manifesto claims."

"It comes just soon after the Investigatory Powers Act came into law. That legislation allowed the govrnment to force internet companies to keep records on their cusomters` browsing histories, as well as giving ministers the power to break apps like WhatsApp so that messages can be read."

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/theresa-may-internet-conservatives-government-a7744176.html