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Online Safety Act already playing catch-up with a moving target
Online Safety Act already playing catch-up with a moving target

Ambitious legislation to regulate tech companies is taking painstaking steps to full enforcement as it hits obstacles amid an evolving digital landscape Read more

The Times - Dec 01
Who is really accountable for the online safety gap?
Who is really accountable for the online safety gap?

There has a flurry of regulatory activity on online safety around the world with no consensus on the best approach. How should companies and governments respond? Read more

Computerweekly News - Nov 10
Chatbots, whistleblower concerns renew kids online safety push
Chatbots, whistleblower concerns renew kids online safety push

Presented by International Justice Mission {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Chatbots, whistleblower concerns renew kids online safety push Recent revelations about how artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are interacting with and affecting children are colliding with longstanding con... Read more

The Hill - Sep 12
The Online Safety Act is good start, but it’s time to get serious with digital literacy
The Online Safety Act is good start, but it’s time to get serious with digital literacy

Much of what happens in young people’s online lives is already invisible to the adults who care for them; regulation without education risks widening that gap Read more

The Scotsman - Aug 19
Rayner says Farage ‘failing young women’ with plan to scrap Online Safety Act
Rayner says Farage ‘failing young women’ with plan to scrap Online Safety Act

Deputy PM says move would cause rise in ‘revenge porn’, as Labour launches attack ads against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is “failing a generation of young women” with his plans to scrap the Online Safety Act, Angela Rayner has said, arguing the move would cause an increase in the prevalence of... Read more

Theguardiantheguardian - Aug 17
The UK's Online Safety Act is a licence for censorship – and the rest of the world is following suit | Taylor Lorenz
The UK's Online Safety Act is a licence for censorship – and the rest of the world is following suit | Taylor Lorenz

From the US and Australia to France and Italy, those seeking to obliterate privacy and restrict content are on the move Over the past two weeks, the UK has reportedly blocked internet users’ access to everything from SpongeBob SquarePants gifs to Spotify playlists. Information about Joe Biden’s p... Read more

Theguardiantheguardian - Aug 09