Robert Halfon MP defends the Open Internet

On Tuesday, Robert Halfon MP defended the Open Internet in a debate in Parliament. In defending a free Internet from a assault on it by regulation, Mr. Halfon said, "when it comes to free expression, regulation is censorship by another name." The debate centred on a ten minute rule bill introduced by Mike Gapes MP called the Electoral Registration, Identification and Eligibility for Voting Bill. In this bill, Mr. Gapes proposed various remedies to electoral and voter fraud problems. However, at the end of his introductory speech, Mr. Gapes said, "We should tighten up the rules to regulate what can...

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