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Heavy-handed web regulations are pushing us toward a dystopian future. Shifting filtering directly to the router level fixes the problem without forcing adults to hand over sensitive ID data.
New enforcement actions under the Online Safety Act target sites failing to protect minors and vulnerable users. Here is what happens next for the platforms.
New research reveals simple ways children slip past online age checks, raising fresh questions about whether current safeguards truly work.
Ofcom is playing hardball. From multimillion-pound penalties to total platform blocks, see why Telegram is in the crosshairs and what this means for the future of the app in the UK.
A massive regulatory wave is hitting Big Tech. From mandatory age verification to AI chatbot bans, find out how the UK plans to force social media platforms to protect your kids.
Pornhub announced that it will become inaccessible to most UK users in response to the Online Safety Act.
With a third of teenage girls receiving unsolicited sexual images, the UK is mandating AI filters to end the era of the "law-free" internet.
The UK's new Online Safety Act, designed to make porn harder to access for kids, has led to a big drop in traffic from the UK to a leading porn site.
Ofcom, the UK digital regulator, has said it's investigating five companies that run 22 porn sites for not implementing age verification.
The UK government is expanding the scope of the Online Safety Act to try to protect vulnerable adults from self-harm material.
Steam is the latest platform to roll out an age verification system for users in the United Kingdom. Valve says it opted for a method that focuses on user privacy.
The UK's Online Safety Act, overseen by Ofcom, has stirred controversy over free speech and privacy concerns. Now, 4chan and Kiwi Farms are challenging the law in court.
Websites in the UK hosting pornographic or other harmful content must have age checks in place from today or face the wrath of Ofcom.
The UK government is seriously considering placing social media limits on children following a survey it did with 1,000 teens.
The Open Rights Group has asked for Online Safety Act age assurance companies to be regulated due to fears over privacy.
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Wikimedia, the organization behind Wikipedia, is going to challenge some of the provisions of the UK's Online Safety Act related to user verification.
Google and Sparkasse plan to roll out Europe's first wallet‑based age verification to safeguard privacy.
Ofcom has named several porn websites which have publicly committed to implementing age checks for UK visitors by 25 July. Among them, PornHub is the most well known.
UK residents looking to access porn will be in for a little bit of a shock from July 2025 as Ofcom says many providers implementing age-check systems.
The UK's digital regulator will start enforcing the Online Safety Act from today; based on a previous statement. Companies have had three months to perform risk assessments.
Ofcom, the UK's digital regulator, has said adult websites or platforms hosting adult content will have to put age checks in place by July, at the latest.
The UK has fired the starting gun on its new online safety rules. Affected tech firms have until mid-March to come up with assessments about illegal harms on their platforms.
The UK communications regulator, Ofcom, has issued a stern warning to tech firms to make sure they're prepared to comply with the Online Safety Act.
The United States and the United Kingdom have announced a new partnership aimed at improving online safety for children.
U.K. media regulator Ofcom has launched an investigation into adult content-sharing platform OnlyFans regarding the platform's insufficient age-verification measures that failed to restrict minors.
The UK-based consumer rights group, Which?, has exposed the scale of scam ads across major online platforms such as Google, YouTube, and Facebook. It called on companies to do more.
Ofcom is set to make search engines do more to protect users against self-harm content. A study it commissioned found that self-harm glorification was easily accessible from search results.
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