UK tech secretary says Online Safety Act won’t be changed to suit Silicon Valley
With age assurance and other online safety laws gaining momentum, stakeholders are facing the rugged terrain of the incoming U.S….
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Ofcom releases online safety rules, sets compliance deadline of March 16, 2025
Ofcom has published the first major policy statement outlining final guidelines for online platforms under the Online Safety Act. The…
Techpump signs with Gataca as Pornhub plays word games with Ofcom
Pornhub is not a pornography website, but a social media platform, legally speaking. That is the company’s view, at least,…
Age assurance tech among key UK govt focuses against social media harms
The UK government is taking a tougher stance on protecting children online, threatening tech platforms to introduce stricter regulation unless…
Gov’t assessment of online safety gets it wrong on age assurance: AVPA
There is turmoil in the world of policy to regulate online age restrictions, as regulators and age assurance providers tug…
Ireland publishes age assurance rules
Ireland’s Online Safety Code has been published to establish age assurance rules and regulate content for online video-sharing platforms with…
‘Highly effective age assurance’ poorly defined in Ofcom consult, says AVPA
The Age Verification Provider’s Association (AVPA) has issued an extensive response to the UK regulator’s consultation on “Protecting children from…
Yoti responds to Ofcom’s counterfactual statements on age assurance tech
Comments from the UK’s Office of Communications (Ofcom) regarding age verification display a marked lack of understanding around the science…
Ofcom’s Children’s Safety Code of Practice gets mixed reviews
The regulatory world keeps digging to get at the root of the age verification problem and unearth legal solutions, an…
Ofcom’s new Children’s Safety Codes require “highly effective age checks”
Ofcom has dropped the proverbial hammer on age-sensitive internet services, releasing an update that sets out more than 40 practical…
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