Parsing UK PM frontrunners’ positions on digital ID and age assurance
Will the presumptive new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham rip up Labour’s digital ID policy? What about the Online Safety…
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Ofcom seeks clarity, resources on social media age regulation in letter to DSIT
UK regulator Ofcom is not one hundred percent confident that it can enforce the government’s plan to impose an age…
UK aims to lead the world with new age restrictions for social media, AI chatbots
After months of promises, the UK government has pulled the trigger on regulations to restrict social media sites for children…
UK’s proposed OS-level age verification could eliminate part of DVS market
The UK government is mooting device-level restrictions on nude images that could usher in a new era of a kid-friendly…
UK promises age assurance for social media, device-level child safety controls
How many times can a head of government pledge to do something about harmful social media platforms before they’re obligated…
UK consultation shows overwhelming support for social media age limits
In our polarized political world, consensus on any given policy issue is almost impossible, especially when biometrics are involved. Politics,…
UK migrant age assessment errors intensify debate over biometric age estimation
New Home Office figures raise fresh questions about the reliability of appearance-based age assessments used at the UK border, showing…
Big talk on imminent UK social media law as consultation closes
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is promising to act “very, very quickly” to put legal age restrictions on social media…
VPNs on regulatory block in EU, UK as lawmakers address age check circumvention
A philosophical tug-of-war is at play in the debate over whether Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) enable easy circumvention of age…
Pornhub returns to UK, but only for iOS users who verify age with Apple
In the UK, “wanker” is not typically a term of endearment. However, the case may be different for Pornhub, which…
