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Campaigners could make online safety super-complaints to Ofcom, Government says

Expert groups and children’s charities could be allowed to submit super-complaints to Ofcom under the powers of the Online Safety Act. The Government has launched a consultation seeking views on the possibility of allowing certain approved parties ...

16 Nov 2023 at 13:31

Charities urge Government to target smaller websites under Online Safety Act

A group of charities and online safety campaigners have written to the Prime Minister, urging him to ignore advice from Ofcom around which websites to categorise as the most dangerous under the Online Safety Act. The group of campaigners said the ...

15 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Instagram testing user ability to reset content recommendations

Instagram is testing the ability for users to reset the recommended content they see on the app and “start fresh” as part of efforts to ensure users have positive experiences on the platform. The Meta-owned site said the aim of the feature was ...

19 Nov 2024 at 15:12

Children ‘doom scrolling’ on phones for hours a day causing widespread harm – MP

Children who are “doom scrolling” for hours a day on smartphones are at risk of widespread harm, an MP has warned. The equivalent of “seatbelt” legislation is needed for children and their social media use to help them manage addictive ...

14 Oct 2024 at 22:30

Ofcom lays out first plans to enforce new online safety rules

The biggest social media platforms will be required to protect children online by keeping them off suggested friend lists to stop them being contacted by groomers, Ofcom has said. The new online safety regulator has published its ...

09 Nov 2023 at 05:51

Social media sites failing to stop the spread of suicide content, charity says

Social media platforms suffer from significant, fundamental system failings in handling self-harm and suicide content, according to a new report. Suicide prevention charity the Molly Rose Foundation said it had found harmful ...

29 Nov 2023 at 00:01

Ofcom’s new online harms rules for social media firms disappoint campaigners

The first set of new online safety rules legally requiring social media and other sites to take action against illegal content have been published by Ofcom. The regulator said platforms now have three months to assess the ...

16 Dec 2024 at 12:09

Q&A: Ofcom, the Online Safety Act, and codes of practice for social media

Online safety regulator Ofcom has published its first set of codes and guidance under the Online Safety Act, setting out the duties tech firms must comply with regarding illegal harms. The landmark safety laws will ...

16 Dec 2024 at 13:59

Sadiq Khan says new law to make social media safer ‘not fit for purpose’

Sadiq Khan has urged the Government to revisit new social media rules, saying that the disorder of the last week shows that regulations due to come into force are “not fit for purpose”. New regulation of social ...

08 Aug 2024 at 23:14

Government strengthens Online Safety Act to crack down on revenge porn

The sharing of revenge porn is to be classified as the most serious type of online offence under the Online Safety Act, meaning social media platforms will now have to take steps proactively to remove it, the ...

13 Sept 2024 at 09:49

Scotland

Up to five years in prison for self-harm threats under new Scots law

Encouraging or assisting an individual to self-harm has been criminalised in Scotland as new legislation takes effect. Those found guilty of the crime, which can be committed online, in correspondence or ...

31 Jan 2024 at 00:01

Beauty influencers can be ‘just as toxic’ as Andrew Tate, psychiatrist warns

Beauty influencers can be “just as toxic as Andrew Tate”, according to a consultant psychiatrist speaking at a Scottish Parliament event. During a Festival of Politics event titled Smartphone Free ...

21 Aug 2025 at 17:38

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