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
Campaigners warn the bill is already creating a climate of fear and pushing sex workers into more dangerous situations (Getty Images/iStockphoto) New laws designed to make the internet safer could endanger the lives of sex workers by forcing them into street prostitution, a former chief prosecutor and senior politicians have warned. Campaigners raised concerns about … Read more