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FA, Premier League and EFL welcome tougher legislation to tackle online abuse

The introduction of tougher legislation to tackle online abuse in the sport has been welcomed by the Football Association, Premier League, English Football League and Kick It Out. The Online Safety Bill is scheduled to have its second reading in the ...

18 Apr 2022 at 21:25

Weakening end-to-end encryption would do more harm than good, IT experts warn

Attacking or weakening end-to-end encryption used by apps such as WhatsApp would not make the world safer, IT experts have warned. Facebook has previously announced plans to roll out end-to-end encryption across its messaging services, however, a ...

29 Mar 2022 at 01:25

New Ofcom chief Lord Grade defends branding BBC licence fee ‘regressive’

Newly-announced Ofcom chairman Lord Michael Grade has said he believes describing the BBC licence fee as “regressive” is not an opinion but a “statement of fact”. The 79-year-old Conservative peer, who has held senior positions at all three of ...

31 Mar 2022 at 11:55

Online Safety Bill updated to target anonymous accounts

Social media platforms will be legally required to give users the power to block unverified users and opt out of seeing legal but harmful content under new online safety laws, the Government has announced. In an update to the Draft Online ...

25 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Tech firms ‘need moral compass’ over metaverse child safety, commissioner warns

Tech companies need to “get a moral compass” and do more to protect children in the virtual worlds of the metaverse, the Children’s Commissioner for England has said. Dame Rachel de Souza said she was “really horrified” after a BBC ...

23 Feb 2022 at 10:55

Whistleblower says online bill must include tool that forces Facebook to publish data

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Whistleblower says Bill must include tool that forces Facebook to publish data

Ireland’s Online Safety Bill must include mechanisms that forces Facebook to publish data and increase transparency, a Facebook whistleblower has told an Oireachtas committee. Frances Haugen said the Bill should include forced ...

24 Feb 2022 at 15:33

National News

Online attacks of public figures should be seen as hate crimes, Oireachtas committee hears

Online attacks targeting public figures should be considered as a specific hate crime, a cyber-psychologist has recommended. Mary Aiken, a professor of cyberpsychology and chairwoman of the Department of Cyberpsychology at ...

03 Feb 2022 at 00:33

National News

Online attacks of public figures should be seen as hate crimes, Oireachtas committee hears

03 Feb 2022 at 16:33

Online Safety Bill to be strengthened with more offences brought into scope

The Online Safety Bill has been strengthened with the addition of a number of new criminal offences to force social media firms to act on illegal content more quickly, the Government announced. Culture Secretary Nadine ...

04 Feb 2022 at 23:55

Government will bring back Online Safety Bill in autumn, says minister

The Government will press ahead with the Online Safety Bill, despite delaying the proposed legislation’s progress through Parliament until a new prime minister is in place in the autumn. Cabinet Office minister Kit ...

14 Jul 2022 at 16:51

Online Safety Bill delay sparks row over child safety and free speech

A row has broken out over plans to put the Government’s landmark internet safety laws on hold until a new prime minister is in place. The Online Safety Bill had been making its way through Parliament but is now ...

14 Jul 2022 at 10:26

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Online junk food amendment a 'milestone' in fight against childhood obesity, says charity

New measures confronting online junk food marketing to children have been described as a “monumental step” in the fight against childhood obesity by a health charity. According to the Irish Heart Foundation, ...

12 Jul 2022 at 15:33

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