These kind of proposals are being relentlessly pushed by all governments and institutions on a regular basis - certainly using the guise of "tolerance" ,"compassion" "emptathy" and that by now worn out trope "political correctness" or other low level cudlly wuddly words.
I do remember the EU engaging in such shenanigans - I think after being caught in mass corruption - you know, the turn up for one day sign in ( salary/expenses)and jet home malarky - the Galvin Report and other such items - leading to terrible proposals such as — European Framework National Statute for the Promotion of Tolerance, Article 4 -"There is no need to be tolerant to the intolerant" - which seeks to force the national governments of all 28 EU member states to establish “special administrative units” to monitor any individual or group expressing views that the EU deem to be “intolerant” -scary reading.
The Scots passing their Hate Law legislation would be another example - people being snitched in their own living rooms? Or the now repealed Bigot Law.
‘I need to check your thinking’ episode.
Not to mention the complete waste of recording 120,000 NON crime hate incidents by the police - repeat - NON crime!! Why are the Police involved in a NON crime? Where end up with ‘I need to check your thinking’ . Mmmmm
I watched video ( subtitled ) where an American was watching Football Fan in UK singing bawdy,extremely rude and sweary songs and chants - the upshot was he was shocked that we had the freedom to let loose at the ref and opposing fans.
I'm now thinking those days are coming to an end - with the move away from it being a working class moment of 90 minutes break from the drudge - to an expensive middle and upper class - file in and be polite, no offending anyone - "Thank you for attending Fluffy Bunnies UTD and have a superduper safe journey home".
Even more recently , White House mouthpiece Jen Psaki said the government was coordinating with Big Tech on correcting "misinformation." This really is censorship. One moment Wuhan is a conspiracy ,and all mentions would be censored - now when convenient, it isn't. UP is DOWN.
The upshot is they do not like scrutiny of any kind - things appear to happening in at an accelerated rate. They have used words ( even completely made up words!) and division to sow the seeds of murkiness, where we are now losing the ability to see what is genuine and what is tripe.
We appear to be in a very weird cultish moment in the Western World - whereas there was a moment in time when the internet was seen as a force for good - it is now turning into something far more nefarious.
Freedom of Speech is so incredibly important - and some appear ready to throw what is left away.