Since the latest part of the Online Safety Act has come into force, it's come in for an increasing amount of criticism –here ...

However, it does make it less surprising that the Online Safety Act does not include any requirements for businesses to ...

The summer holidays are known in the news business as the silly season. With parliament in recess and MPs set free with their ...

The issue for the UK — and other countries seeking, belatedly, to shield minors from online harms — is making age verification work. The most foolproof methods tend to involve uploading documents or ...

The U.K.'s Online Safety Act took effect last Friday, putting age gates on content deemed unsuitable for minors, including pornography and content about suicide and self harm. While some sites have ...

Under new UK rules, platforms must work to prevent children accessing harmful content like material that encourages suicide, ...

The UK government on Saturday defended a new online safety law following harsh criticism from social network X.

Ofcom has now revealed it is looking into whether 8579 LLC, AVS Group Ltd, Kick Online Entertainment SA and Trendio Ltd have ...

The Online Safety Act has come into force in the UK. Now, in order to access certain sites, the user must prove their ...

Censorship is not how we do things in Western civilization”. So said Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI) of the United ...

It’s too early to know how this law will settle into full implementation, but its implications are clear: For determined kids ...

Under the law, which took effect on July 25, online platforms must take steps to prevent children accessing harmful content ...