Index on Censorship has become the latest free speech organisation to lambast the UK government’s Online Safety Bill, describing it as “catastrophic.” The draft bill aims to protect adults and children from both illegal and legal “harms” online, and has been described by both critics and supporters as the most ambitious attempt to regulate the internet in the free world. It would empower broadcast regulator Ofcom to fine and even block tech companies for violating rules. A report by Index on Censorship, published on June 23, echoes concerns of other organisations around regulating unspecified “harmful” (but legal) content. According to the report, such measures would likely be challenged in the courts. “The Government’s bill is catastrophic for freedom of speech,” Ruth Smeeth, Chief Executive at Index on Censorship said in a statement. “It’s [sic] plan to force tech platforms to delete ‘harmful’ content or face big fines will lead to …