The Online Safety Bill will make life harder for victims
The chilling effect of this new legislation will be violation of privacy and infringement of free speech online.
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The Online Safety Bill will set the foundation for future regulation
It’s time to make this bill law and get on with the job of making online life safer.
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Will Liz Truss really drop Boris Johnson-era policies?
The PM has hinted at a rethink of her predecessor’s policy commitments. As parliament returns, which are at risk?
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America acts while the UK’s Online Safety Bill remains in legal limbo
The impact of California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act will stretch far beyond the US west coast.
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Why everyone loses if Westminster passes poor online regulation
Pushing the Online Safety Bill through parliament too quickly will do more harm than good.
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Why girls are pressured to share nudes online
Images and videos of girls aged 13 and under make up 95 per cent of self-generated child sexual abuse on…
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Why OnlyFans wants us to regulate the internet
Keily Blair, chief operating and strategy officer of the controversial creator platform, on why she’s a big believer in the…
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The best defence against online child abuse isn’t legislation – it’s education
With “self-generated” imagery being a growing problem, the Online Safety Bill urgently needs to include sex education.
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How ethical data sourcing is helping to tackle child sexual abuse online
An Australian project shows how AI can make searching for and identifying illegal material a less traumatic process.
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Why we need a Children’s Online Safety Bill
There is an obvious solution to regulating the internet – put young people first.
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The Online Safety Bill has sparked a free speech culture war
As child safety campaigners push for stronger regulation, a growing faction of the Tory party is crying “censorship”.
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“Over-criminalising is a concern”: Ministers defend cyber-flashing law
Critics argue the legislation prioritises the offender’s intent over the victim’s consent.
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The Online Safety Bill gets a second look
Duty of care, the role of Ofcom and “legal but harmful” content were just some of the issues scrutinised by…
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Spotlight Debates: Will the Online Safety Bill make the internet safer?
Leaders from politics, industry and civil society came together to assess the new legislation at the inaugural Spotlight Debates event.
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As cybercrime soars, NCSC chief urges greater vigilance
While teaching users the basics of online safety will be helpful, more needs to be done to stop scammers at…
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MPs, not tech bosses, will decide what is “legal but harmful” content
Under the revised Online Safety Bill, the government will give parliament the power to define the term rather than social…
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Is Nadine Dorries a free speech champion or censorship fanatic?
As the Culture Secretary prepares to reveal the latest version of the Online Safety Bill, serious concerns remain.
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From QAnon to anti-vax: Can you cure a conspiracy theorist?
In a time of unfettered misinformation, psychology could be the remedy we need to help people who have been radicalised…
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Porn has bigger problems than teenagers watching it
The government’s age verification rules would never work and would penalise smaller, more ethical creators most.
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Why Ofcom needs clear powers to audit Big Tech’s algorithms
Inspection of algorithms in social media is an essential, but also frequently overlooked, part of the Online Safety Bill.
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