Ofcom fines 4chan £20K and counting for pretending UK's Online Safety Act doesn't exist
Regulator warns penalties will pile up until internet toilet does its paperwork
Security13 Oct 2025 | 133
Online Harms
Charities warn Ofcom too soft on Online Safety Act violators
Another blow for the legislation as Parliament continues to hear stakeholder views
Legal19 Sep 2025 | 60
UK Lords take aim at Ofcom's 'child-protection' upgrades to Online Safety Act
Peers will quiz campaigners on whether Ofcom's new measures will actually work, or just add more compliance pain
Security15 Sep 2025 | 93
Experts scrutinized Ofcom's Online Safety Act governance. They're concerned
Academics and OSA stakeholders say watchdog needs to amend how controversial legislation is enforced
Legal11 Sep 2025 | 28
UK toughens Online Safety Act with ban on self-harm content
Charities welcome change, but critics warn the law is already too broad
Security09 Sep 2025 | 55
Marc Andreessen wades into the UK's Online Safety Act furor
Shock news: billionaire techpreneur is not a fan
Security13 Aug 2025 | 98
Wikimedia Foundation loses first court battle to swerve Online Safety Act regulation
But it can contest if it lands up in 'Category 1,' and the move hurts operations, says judge
Security11 Aug 2025 | 54
Amnesty slams Elon Musk's X for 'central role' in fueling 2024 UK riots
Human rights org calls for greater accountability and stronger enforcement of Online Safety Act
Personal Tech07 Aug 2025 | 85
Millions of age checks performed as UK Online Safey Act gets rolling
But it's OK, claims Brit government, no personal data stored 'unless absolutely necessary'
Security04 Aug 2025 | 325
UK VPN demand soars after debut of Online Safety Act
1,400% jump in sign-ups as users try to avoid age verification checks when surfing adult sites
Networks28 Jul 2025 | 195
UK watchdog investigates TikTok and Reddit over child data privacy concerns
ICO looking at what data is used to serve up recommendations
Security03 Mar 2025 | 3
Why UK Online Safety Act may not be safe for bloggers
Updated Individual publishers could be held liable for visitors' off-topic posts, legal eagle argues
Legal06 Feb 2025 | 112
Now Online Safety Act is law, UK has 'priorities' – but still won't explain 'spy clause'
Draft doc struggles to describe how theoretically encryption-busting powers might be used
Cyber-crime21 Nov 2024 | 56
Britain proposes 'super-complaints' to help keep the internet safe
More Online Safety Act shenanigans as it urges nation to think of the children ... and free speech groups
Networks17 Nov 2023 | 52
UK Online Safety Bill to become law – and encryption busting clause is still there
Admits it's 'not technically feasible' ... but with no promise not to invoke it
Networks20 Sep 2023 | 91
The UK's bad encryption law can't withstand global contempt
Opinion Any sufficiently stupid technology is indistinguishable from magical thinking
Security13 Mar 2023 | 295
UK lawmakers look to enforce blocking tools for legal but harmful content
The latest idea in the long gestation of the online harms legislation
Security09 Dec 2022 | 130
Govt suggests Brits should hand passports to social media companies
Block buttons would become mandatory under forthcoming Online Safety Bill, says DCMS
Offbeat28 Feb 2022 | 191
UK think tank proposes Online Safety Bill reviewer to keep tabs on Ofcom decisions
Terror watchdog is a bad model to follow, though
Security02 Feb 2022 | 23
MPs charged with analysing Online Safety Bill say end-to-end encryption should be called out as 'specific risk factor'
Too far? Committee thinks it doesn't go far enough
Security14 Dec 2021 | 118
Online harms don’t need dangerous legislation, they need a spot of naval action
Opinion It worked on Jolly Roger, it can work on ProudWhiteGuy66373
Security25 Oct 2021 | 138
Campaigners warn of an 'algorithm-driven censorship' future if UK Online Safety Bill gets through Parliament
MPs and activists join forces to fight 'dangerous' legal threat
Legal23 Jun 2021 | 47
We take a look at proposed Big Tech regulations in the UK: Heavy on possible fines, light on enforcement
Analysis Online Harms draft gets most things right, still gives Facebook and friends too much leeway
Personal Tech16 Dec 2020 | 26
Junior minister says gov.UK considering facial recognition to verify age of p0rn-watchers
Yes, you read that right. Plus they spent £2.2m on failed AV policy
AI + ML18 Oct 2019 | 127
Well, well, well. Fancy that. UK.gov shelves planned pr0n block
Thought of the children, but not privacy, tech, legal implications
Legal16 Oct 2019 | 139
Biting the hand that feeds IT
