Publishers form Free Speech Network to fight off statutory press regulation
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This week sees the launch of the Free Speech Network, an umbrella group that is said to include every major British newspaper publisher, plus some from Europe and further afield, and other groups concerned with protecting free speech.It is a coming together of publishers and editors who "share concerns over protecting freedom of expression against any attempts to introduce a statutory backstop to press regulation."In other words, it is part of an orchestrated campaign to convince the government that it should not include any statutory element t...
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