The internet has become part and parcel of daily life during the 21st century, effectively ensuring that most elements of society are 'digital first.' However, it has also presented numerous ...

If you live in the UK, the way you access the internet is about to fundamentally change. A new law, the Online Safety Act, comes into force on 25 July and will see a broad range of online providers ...

Newsletter platform Substack will require users in the UK to verify their age to comply with the Online Safety Act.

But the most sweeping, controversial and influential has been Britain’s law, which was passed in 2023 and has been slowly ...

On Monday, the U.K.’s internet regulator, Ofcom, published the first set of final guidelines for online service providers subject to the Online Safety Act. This starts the clock ticking on the ...

The United Kingdom is now fully enforcing its Online Safety Act, which was passed by Parliament in 2023. The law calls for shielding all users from illegal content with special protections for ...

Enforcement of a first-of-its-kind United Kingdom law that Elon Musk wants Donald Trump to gut kicked in today, with potentially huge penalties possibly imminent for any Big Tech companies deemed ...

The way people in the UK might navigate the internet is changing. Under the Online Safety Act, platforms must take action - such as carrying out age checks - to stop children seeing illegal and ...

A petition to repeal the UK Online Safety Act has already reached over 450,000 signatures in just a few days The UK government has replied to the petition by saying it has "no plans to repeal the ...

On 16 January 2025, the UK Office of Communications (Ofcom) published its Statement on Age Assurance and Children’s Access, and officially commenced the process for user-to-user and search services ...

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