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Posted on 07/05/2026 11:18:00 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Talking to LBC's Sunday with Lewis Goodall, the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party called for more restrictions on social media usage around the date of elections, calling for rules to be aligned with current broadcasting restrictions.
"We absolutely need to strengthen regulation in the social media place," she told LBC, adding that she already has some proposals to put forward, "especially when it’s election time,” as part of a current bill being looked at in Parliament.
"We’ve got an elections bill going through the House of Commons at the moment; to strengthen that bill, so that social media comes under the same requirements during an election period that our broadcasters do."
She added that social media rules were increasingly important as "it is where most people get their news and information and are influenced from".
Currently during purdah, also known as the pre-election period, UK government, local authorities, and broadcasters are under strict restrictions on media, publicity, and communications in order to ensure impartiality and a level playing field for candidates.
Under the Ofcom code, ahead of an election media outlets must give political parties and independent candidates due weight across TV and radio coverage - meaning they must receive an appropriate level of coverage based on their past and current electoral support.
The Broadcasting Code also introduces significant polling day restrictions - preventing outlets from reporting details of campaigning or election issues, and halting the publication of any opinion polls until after the polls close.
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Bullsh*t to English translation: Only Labour candidates should be allowed to post on social media.
You must stop talking during an election season and think only what we tell you to think.
China bans it, UK can too! But they’re not commies right?
F___ off, Lucy!
Ok, Comrade. Building your own Iron Curtain now? X is the new Radio Free Europe.
Before Musk bought Twitter, nobody was concerned. Now it is toxic.
“our broadcasters”
Yup, your BBC needs to bow out.
However, it’s not your social media.
Methods to prevent voter fraud - bad
Methods to prevent speaking out against voter fraud - good
Bizarro World.
Supposed to be fiction...
Of course, weird purple hair. goes with her weird ideas—even advertises them.
Bar political speech except by Party organs? Gee, that sounds familiar.
The British tyranny state needs to be kicked out of NATO.
I had to look it up - it’s Amelia.
They’re trying to assert that people talking freely on social media is the same as corporate “media outlets”. That’s a false assertion. Media outlets are few and, traditionally, controlled what people would hear. It’s no longer the case and the government doesn’t like it.
Guess what...you DON’T HAVE TO LIKE IT....but it doesn’t give you the right to shut people up. This really exposes their true nature and the reality of the past, it was controlled narrative.
When Elon bought Twitter, what struck me as seriously strange was the absolute FREAK OUT by leftists. Now they’re calling actual free speech being allowed on X to be a problem.
Amelia government propaganda backfires:
https://twitchy.com/gordon-k/2026/01/21/uk-labour-amelia-gimmick-backfires-n2424192
No, that’s Amelia. Long story.
AI propaganda tool gone 100% wrong for the tyrants.
Lucy Powell
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