censorship

Digital age checks can lead to "security breaches, privacy intrusion, errors, digital exclusion and censorship," according to Silkie Carlo, director of Big Brother Watch.

"This is not about censorship - it's about protecting dignity, truth, and the emotional wellbeing of those directly affected by horrific crimes."

And efforts to go down that futile path only lead to ever more draconian censorship, such as telling queer teachers to hide their spouses, while allowing straight teachers freedom to talk about theirs.

"Now there is no censorship, you can read whatever you want. I was very surprised that a lot of people want to read and want to know more."

Senior Advocacy Officer Madeleine Stone says they can pose a risk to users, "including security breaches, privacy intrusion, errors, digital exclusion and censorship".