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Social media battles and barbs on both sides of Atlantic over UK Online Safety Act

Farage accuses government of being ‘so below the belt’ as right wing doubles down on censorship claims

The Guardian - UK

UK pornography taskforce to propose banning ‘barely legal’ content after Channel 4 documentary airs

Programme about performer Bonnie Blue condemned for ‘glamorising and normalising’ extreme pornography

The Guardian - UK

It's not surprising that the Online Safety Act doesn't cover personal data safety

The concerns raised about personal data safety by age verification checks in the UK are not unfounded

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Palestine Action ban coupled with Online Safety Act ‘a threat to public debate’

Rights bodies say new law and proscription of direct action group create risk of censorship of Gaza-related content

The Guardian - UK

What is age verification? The privacy nightmare facing millions of UK internet users

Following the rollout of the UK Online Safety Act, Britons are now being asked to confirm their age across the internet. Here’s everything you need to know.

TechRadar

UK Online Safety Act risks ‘seriously infringing’ free speech, says X

Elon Musk’s social media platform says lawmakers made a ‘conscientious decision’ to increase censorship

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage Fallout Shows UK–US Free Speech Divide as Democrats Slam Online Safety Act

Nigel Farage's criticism of the UK's Online Safety Act exposes deep UK–US divisions on free speech as US lawmakers warn the law could enable global censorship.

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'No plans to repeal the Online Safety Act' – UK government responds to age verification backlash

Opposition to the UK's Online Safety Act is growing as age verification rules come into force, but the government isn't backing down.

TechRadar

The U.K. Keeps Threatening To Censor American Tech Companies

X has begun restricting content related to Gaza for its U.K. users, and Reddit has implemented age-verification measures to view posts about cigars.

Reason

The UK's new age verification is a privacy nightmare, but it doesn't need to be

"They are over exposing data to prove a simple point, but there are ample alternatives."

PC Gamer

Dozens of pornography websites under investigation by Ofcom over 'effective' age checks to protect children

It comes after The Standard revealed that at least 30 sites were still showing adult material without asking viewers for proof of age

Evening Standard

If the BBC bows to YouTube, everyone loses

STATE OF THE ARTS: The online video-sharing platform has leapfrogged ITV to become the UK’s second-most popular choice for at-home viewing. But if the BBC tries too hard to compete with YouTube, we’ll all end up the poorer, writes Nick Hilton

The Independent UK

Ofcom investigates 34 pornography sites under new age-check rules

Online safety protections for children came into force on July 25.

The Independent UK

Ofcom launches investigation into 34 porn websites over new age checks

Ofcom has launched investigations into the compliance of four companies over the new legislation

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The Guardian - UK

UK online safety law leads to 5m extra age checks a day for pornography sites

Huge increase in online age verifications but many users turn to virtual private networks to access pornography sites

Evening Standard

Broadband provider fined over giving inaccurate caller locations in 999 calls

Gigaclear will pay £122,500 due to the issues with its caller location information for calls made between January 2022 and March 2024.

The Independent UK

Broadband provider fined over giving inaccurate caller location data in 999 calls

Gigaclear will pay £122,500 due to the issues with its caller location information for calls made between January 2022 and March 2024.

The Independent UK

YouTube overtakes major networks to become second most-watched home service in UK

Viewing among the over 55’s almost doubled over the last year

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The Independent UK

Why people are watching YouTube more than ever

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The Guardian - UK

One in five young viewers go to platform first when they turn on TV, as older people also watch more of its content

Evening Standard

The Grinch and Blue Lights most watched film and programme in Northern Ireland

Broadcast TV continues to dominate viewing habits, but streamers like Netflix and video sharing platforms such as YouTube are on the rise.

The Independent UK

The top three most-watched media services in the UK revealed

People in the UK spent an average of four hours and 30 minutes a day watching TV and video content at home in 2024

The Independent UK

YouTube now the second most-watched media service in the UK – Ofcom

The platform is now second only to the BBC, and ahead of ITV, according to the regulator’s annual report.

TechRadar

Could VPNs be banned? UK government to look "very closely" into their usage following spike after age verification row

VPN usage continues to soar in the UK, but will the government crack down?

The National (Scotland)

Labour respond as 400k demand repeal of Online Safety Act

THE UK Government has insisted there are “no plans” to repeal the Online Safety Act as a petition calling for it to be scrapped nears 400,000…

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