The summer holidays are known in the news business as the silly season. With parliament in recess and MPs set free with their ...

On July 25, 2025, the Online Safety Act (OSA) went into effect in the UK, requiring sites hosting adult content and social ...

The U.K.'s Online Safety Act took effect last Friday, putting age gates on content deemed unsuitable for minors, including pornography and content about suicide and self harm. While some sites have ...

The issue for the UK — and other countries seeking, belatedly, to shield minors from online harms — is making age verification work. The most foolproof methods tend to involve uploading documents or ...

The UK government yesterday defended a new online safety law following harsh criticism from social network X, saying it was ...

Censorship is not how we do things in Western civilization”. So said Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI) of the United ...

Under the law, which took effect on July 25, online platforms must take steps to prevent children accessing harmful content ...

YouTube’s new AI age verification system rolls out in the U.S. on August 13, and may require adults to upload a DL or a ...

New legislation aimed at enhancing public safety by cracking down on street weapons and dangerous drugs has officially come ...

I am horrified that children are growing up in a world where anyone can take a photo of them and digitally remove their ...

As more of us share our lives online, Olivia Petter asks whether we need to act with caution when it comes to posting photos ...

The UK has officially flipped the switch with a sweeping new law requiring age verification for access to adult and harmful content online. Age verification for online content required.