Is Free Speech Protected Under The Uk Online Safety Act 2023? Some Reflections On The Problem With Content Moderation On Social Media Platforms
VOLUME 22, 2025
The Role of Targeted Infra-popliteal Endovascular Angioplasty to Treat Diabetic Foot Ulcers Using the Angiosome Model: A Systematic Review
VOLUME 6, 2023
Olufemi Ojo Ilesanmi
Chantal Mather
Abstract
This study examines the problem with content moderation on social media platforms. In considering whether and to what extent free speech would be protected in the Online Safety Act 2023 of the United Kingdom, this article firstly explores free speech in general. Although free speech legislation and case law are relied upon in the arguments, this article focusses on the four commonly cited free speech arguments centring on: 1) truth, 2) self-fulfilment, 3) political participation, and 4) suspicion of government. It then attempts an investigation of the intent of Parliament in relation to the provisions of the law. Finally, it examines whether these provisions could protect free speech. The study finds that, although the law contains provisions relating to free speech, the attention it paid to cognate rights is uneven, such as the removal of illegal and harmful content, leaving ‘free speech per se’ as, seemingly, an afterthought.
Keywords :
UK Online Safety Act 2023; Free Speech Theories; Content Moderation; Social Media; and Harmful Content.
Erin Saricilar
Lecture in accounting. University of Basrah, College of Administration and Economics, Department of Accounting.
Lecture in accounting. University of Basrah, College of Administration and Economics, Department of Accounting.
Abstract
Atherosclerotic disease significantly impacts patients with type 2 diabetes, who often present with recalcitrant peripheral ulcers. The angiosome model of the foot presents an opportunity to perform direct angiosome-targeted endovascular interventions to maximise both wound healing and limb salvage. A systematic review was performed, with 17 studies included in the final review. Below-the-knee endovascular interventions present significant technical challenges, with technical success depending on the length of lesion being treated and the number of angiosomes that require treatment. Wound healing was significantly improved with direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty, as was limb salvage, with a significant increase in survival without major amputation. Indirect angioplasty, where the intervention is applied to collateral vessels to the angiosomes, yielded similar results to direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty. Applying the angiosome model of the foot in direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty improves outcomes for patients with recalcitrant diabetic foot ulcers in terms of primary wound healing, mean time for complete wound healing and major amputation-free survival.
Keywords :
Diabetic foot ulcer, angiosome, angioplasty