The internet has become part and parcel of daily life during the 21st century, effectively ensuring that most elements of society are 'digital first.' However, it has also presented numerous ...

If you live in the UK, the way you access the internet is about to fundamentally change. A new law, the Online Safety Act, comes into force on 25 July and will see a broad range of online providers ...

I was going to say it’s been a weird week to be a person that uses the internet, but really, it’s been a weird decade or so at this point. We’ve watched social media grow less fun and connective and ...

Online safety ‘getting worse’, warns former UK cyber security agency boss - Felicity Oswald wants to use her new role as head of Girlguiding to call on the Government and social media firms to do more ...

On Monday, the U.K.’s internet regulator, Ofcom, published the first set of final guidelines for online service providers subject to the Online Safety Act. This starts the clock ticking on the ...

The bill, which aims to make the UK ‘the safest place in the world to be online,’ received royal assent today. But its contents have been contentious, especially because of their potential impact on ...

British plans to police the internet may be unlawful and force Wikipedia to shut down in the country, critics have warned. The proposed legislation, named the Online Safety Bill, aims to protect ...

The UK’s new Online Safety Act (the “OSA”) and the EU’s Digital Services Act (the “DSA”) both try to make the internet safer by focusing on an online service provider’s systems and processes. But ...

The first binding Codes of Practice under the UK’s Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA) have now been published, requiring those in scope to take immediate action to become compliant. In particular, it is now ...

Jeremy Wright was the first of five UK ministers charged with pushing through the British government’s landmark legislation on regulating the internet, the Online Safety Bill. The current UK ...