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UK Government Body Kept Files on People Criticizing Prevent Program
A UK government body reportedly kept files on individuals who criticized the Prevent anti-radicalization program, raising concerns about the surveillance of lawful dissent by a public counter-extremism initiative. Commenters argue the practice chills free speech and undermines trust in the program, while supporters of Prevent say monitoring threats is a core function of counter-terrorism work.
Why now: Fresh reporting on government surveillance of critics of a counter-terror program fuels debate over free speech and civil liberties.
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