Tag: Online Safety
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Basic Tips To Ensure Online Safety
The internet is a fantastic tool for connection, information, and entertainment, but it’s essential to be aware of the potential risks. By …
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Online Safety Act receives royal assent
Social media and tech platforms will now bear legal responsibility for curbing illegal content and protecting users, particularly children, …
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King Charles III signs off on UK Online Safety Act, with unenforceable spying clause
With the assent of King Charles, the United Kingdom’s Online Safety Act has become law, one that the British government says will “make the …
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Online Safety Bill will legally require porn sites to verify users’ age
When Ioannis Dekas, a father of four boys, found that one of his sons had access to pornography, he and his wife became concerned. “In …
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UK Adds New Offenses to Online Safety Bill
The UK government has unveiled plans to strengthen its Online Safety Bill, which includes the creation of new criminal offenses. The …
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UK think tank proposes Online Safety Bill reviewer to keep tabs on Ofcom decisions
Even think tanks with close links to the UK’s Conservative government are now criticising the Online Safety Bill, with the Institute of …
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Internet Society condemns UK’s Online Safety Bill for demonising encryption using ‘think of the children’ tactic
Britain’s controversial Online Safety Bill will leave Britons more exposed to internet harms than ever before, the Internet Society has …
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MPs charged with analysing Online Safety Bill say end-to-end encryption should be called out as ‘specific risk factor’
Britain’s Online Safety Bill is being enthusiastically endorsed in a “manifesto” issued today by MPs who were tasked with scrutinising its …
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Why Australia’s Online Safety Act is an abdication of responsibility
The Australian government reckons the internet is full of bad things and bad people, so it must therefore surveil everyone all the time in …
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eSafety says tweeting commisioner will not qualify as a formal Online Safety Act request
Australian eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant is set to receive sweeping new powers in early 2022 as part of the Online Safety Act that …
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AI bias and discrimination aplenty: Australian Greens want Online Safety Bill repealed
Australian Greens co-deputy leader Senator Nick McKim has told the Senate his party wants the pending Online Safety Act withdrawn, asking …
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Bumble Launches Online Safety Guide
The dating application Bumble has launched a new online safety initiative to help protect women in India from online abuse. Stand for …
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