A group of relatives has warned that the Online Safety Act does not go far enough to protect children on social media. Relatives for Online Safety have sent a joint letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer, urging both to pledge to do more for children’s online safety ahead of … Read more
Social media platforms must take action to prevent their algorithms from recommending harmful content to children, and put in place robust age verification measures to protect them, Ofcom says. The regulator has published its draft codes of practice for child safety, which sets out how it expects online services to meet their new legal responsibilities … Read more
The countryside is being cut off because the mobile phone network switches off the 3G signal, leading rural organizations warn. Britain’s mobile networks have started shutting down their 3G services – which allow people to use the internet – in preparation for the rollout of 5G. But data from Ofcom shows that 7 percent of … Read more
Maia Walsh and dad Liam had just returned from a trip to Thailand (supplied) “Dad, can I download TikTok?” Maia politely asked her father, five months after she turned thirteen. Liam Walsh double-checked the legal age for the app and said he was confident his adult child could use the app responsibly. Like other teenagers, … Read more