Defend Campaign for Free Speech

01/09/2026

Protecting free speech in an age of Google and political turmoil goes deeper than Lake Ontario or Lake America.https://www.defenduk.uk/news/google-lake-ontario

27/08/2026

Will free speech be facing a new gatekeeper equivalent to a President Musk? Founding Director of the Defend Campaign for Free Speech, Jason Tanner, takes a closer look https://www.jasontanner.uk/news/all-hail-president-musk

24/08/2026

This shocking revelation about operations has just been published under the nose of his social media platform X and in theory shows his ability to switch off and control much of the world's democracies and Free Speech with little accountability to the people, including the other than to shareholders who are probably rethinking investment decisions as you read!

21/07/2026

Trump V The Truth Over 100 President Claims Debunked Channel 4. This remarkable docentary is a reminder as to why we must protect all media that does its best to enable fair free speech. Some 'high profile' and wealthy characters in the USA are trying to shut down what they term 'legacy media' in an attempt to lump it all together and belittle it. The fact is that we need the established media to work alongside social media - not just one or the other.

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16/07/2026

Defend UK condemns 12 UN nations over LGBTQ+ death penalty laws as Summer Pride continues globally,

The Defend UK Campaign has today issued a direct condemnation of the 12 United Nations member states that still legally permit the death penalty for consensual same-sex acts.

Director Jason Tanner is calling on the UN to immediately toughen its stance, warning that the organization risks becoming a "badge that countries use to gain a level of credibility and little else" while civil liberties are in grave peril.

Full release & country list: https://www.defenduk.uk/news

05/06/2026

Defend uk Campaign backs for recognising substantial threat by to national democracy & security. The statement by Defend urges people globally to question the wisdom of Musk's strong links to administration; un regulated free & hate speech on X and the wisdom of shareholder control in communications tech companies such as Starlink by SapceX. Meanwhile it notes allegations about election interference in France, now under investigation. https://www.defenduk.uk/news/Elonthreat

02/05/2026

Being wealthy must not put a price on for everyone

A coalition of professionals is urging Labour to defend free speech and stop the ultra-wealthy from exploiting libel suits to silence truth

25/03/2026

‘Social media is exposing children to child abuse’ - Immediate news release from Defend Campaign: Wednesday 25th March 2026 https://www.defenduk.uk/news/abuse

24/03/2026

The founder of the Defend UK Campaign for Free Speech Tweeted that the environment on X is now so toxic that it's almost child abuse to allow a young person to go anywhere near it. The following response was posted on Threads: Spot on. We should NEVER allow this to be normalised.
If we lie to our parents we get in trouble, if we lie to our teachers we get a detention, if we lie to our boss we get fired, if we lie to the police or in court we go to jail, if we lie to our partner we get divorced. Why is it acceptable to lie in public as a broadcaster and also anonymously on social media? (Teddy Pallich)

10/03/2026

Fake and Truth are now being used as weapons against the people and Free Speech has been kidnapped and presented as their spokesman. But by linking fairness to the concept of free speech, you give extra protection and a constant reminder that no-one, let a lone a single media outlet, has the right to claim Free Speech entirely for themselves.