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UK's Online Safety Bill postponed following the Prime Minister's resignation

Anushe Fawaz — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:16:01 +0000

Following Prime Minister Boris Johnson's resignation, the Online Safety Bill has been postponed. There are speculations that it will be discarded, however, it depends on the new Prime Minister. Read more...

UK government urged to subsidise broadband for those on low-incomes

Paul Hill — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 17:02:02 +0000

The GigaTAG group has outlined how the government can make gigabit broadband available to those on lower incomes. Measures include connection and device subsidies and digital skills training. Read more...

UK Space Agency calls for 5G and space proposals

Paul Hill — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 19:00:01 +0000

The UK government has put out a call for business ideas that could leverage 5G on the ground and in space to help the country's logistics businesses. It is working with ESA to help gather proposals. Read more...

UK decides to give up on age checks for online porn

Paul Hill — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 19:32:01 +0000

The UK government has shelved plans to introduce age checks for those wanting to view porn online. Instead, a regulator will ensure porn sites deliver a duty of care to improve online safety. Read more...

UK: New survey finds a fifth of Brits do not use the internet

Paul Hill — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 12:00:01 +0000

A new survey published by Oxford Internet Institute has revealed that the elderly, the poor, and those with fewer academic qualifications are the least likely to be connected to the internet. Read more...

UK delays introduction of on-by-default porn blocker, again

Paul Hill — Thu, 20 Jun 2019 14:52:01 +0000

The UK government has announced yet another delay on its mandatory age checks for pornography websites. It announced the delay was bureaucratic in nature as it failed to inform the EU. Read more...

UK could stop using Huawei hardware in 5G networks after ongoing review concludes

Paul Hill — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 09:04:01 +0000

The UK is currently reviewing whether to ban Huawei from providing hardware for telecom networks. Mobile carriers have warned a ban for Huawei would lead to increased costs and significant delays. Read more...