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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The UK Online Safety Act, which forces websites that host adult content in the UK to implement age verification checks, is set to go into effect – here’s what you need to know. From Friday (25 July), ...

The Online Safety Act includes sweeping new rules that will force large tech firms to do more to combat illegal content online. Ofcom said it's already secured better protections from several online ...

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 ...

Social media platforms and other online services operating in the UK are facing new regulations. Ofcom, the UK's communication services regulator, has released over 40 safety measures that applicable ...

Enforcement of a first-of-its-kind United Kingdom law that Elon Musk wants Donald Trump to gut kicked in today, with potentially huge penalties possibly imminent for any Big Tech companies deemed ...

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A law in effect for less than two weeks is already wreaking havoc all over the internet. The United Kingdom law—called the Online Safety Act—is purportedly about protecting children. The best I can ...

Microsoft has rolled out age verification to UK Xbox users in compliance with the UK's Online Safety Act. In an Xbox Wire post, published on July 28, Xbox's vice president of gaming trust and safety, ...