The UK is enforcing new online safety rules requiring tech firms to block unsolicited sexual images, prioritizing ...

Tech platforms operating in the UK can now be sanctioned for failing to remove illegal online content as required by the Online Safety Act. The law, which was passed in October 2023 by the UK ...

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 ...

A lawyer for 4chan said the imageboard website’s operators will refuse to pay fines levied under the UK’s Online Safety Act. “Ofcom’s notices create no legal obligations in the United States,” lawyer ...

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 ...

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 ...

The UK’s controversial Online Safety Bill has passed through Parliament and will soon become law. The wide-ranging legislation, which is likely to affect every internet user in the UK and any service ...

The Online Safety Bill has now become the Online Safety Act, after receiving Royal Assent on Thursday (26 October). Sharing the news, the government said it will make "the UK the safest place in the ...

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 ...

Andrew Wailes is CEO and founder of PlaySafe ID, a digital identity platform that verifies online players through a single secure ID to ensure fair play and to protect children from online predators.