Google, X, Meta refuse to work with Britain’s top secret military censorship board
Google, X, Meta refuse to work with Britain’s top secret military censorship board Google, X, Meta refuse to work with Britain’s top secret military censorship board Big US tech firms including X, Meta and Google have waved off the UK's media censorship board, which works to prevent state secrets from leaking into the public sphere. The Defence and Security Media Advisory (DSMA) Committee has worked alongside traditional media publishers, like the BBC, The Times and even The Register, for years. When it appears that media may publish details that threaten national security the committee issues a notice, known as a D-notice, asking them to voluntarily withhold those details. The D-notice regime covers five core areas: military operations or capabilities; the disclosure of weapons systems; counter-terrorist ...