Also, this story has nothing to do with Europe. This is the UK. Many in the English-speaking world assume that things in the UK are representative of what happe

Also, this story has nothing to do with Europe. This is the UK. Many in the English-speaking world assume that things in the UK are representative of what happens in Europe or the EU, but reality is that the UK is in many cases an odd outlier. For instance, the freedom of the press is much weaker in the UK than in continental Europe, surveillance is _a lot_ more commonplace in the UK and the UK is not part of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU. (Btw. the UK and Poland are the only EU countries that aren't a part of it.)