The U.K. is implementing its so-called Online Safety Act, a legal smorgasbord of controls, restrictions, regulations and censorious follies of the kind likely to make quick fools of the censors. The ...

Reaction to the Online Safety Act has been deeply divided, with many Independent readers voicing fears that the new legislation will do little to protect children while posing a significant threat to ...

LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Technology companies in Britain will be required to block unsolicited sexual images under online safety rules taking effect on Thursday, as governments worldwide step up ...

Last month, new rules requiring tech giants to implement age checks to prevent children from accessing pornographic material came into force in the U.K. The measures have ensnared platforms like ...

The UK’s Online Safety Act became law in October 2023 with the aim to enhance online safety for all internet users, particularly children, by placing obligations on service providers that either host ...

LONDON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - British technology minister Liz Kendall urged the communications regulator Ofcom to speed up enforcement of tougher online safety rules designed to protect children from ...