Elon Musk-owned social network X on Friday accused Britain's government of "overreach" with a new law designed to protect children from harmful online content such as pornography. Many people resort to virtual private networks (VPNs) to get around territorial restrictions on access to online content.

Britain’s online safety law risks suppressing free speech due to its heavy-handed enforcement, social media site X said on Friday.

Aug. 1 (UPI) -- The Elon Musk-owned social media platform X said Friday that Britain's newly-enacted Online Safety Act "seriously" is on the cusp of violating free speech masked as the fight to protect kids from explicit online content.