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 ...

Hundreds of community websites run for fans of everything from cycling to Sunderland AFC may be forced to shut down by the UK ...

Online platforms must start evaluating whether their services expose users to illegal content by 16 March 2025, or risk ...

Passed in late 2023, the Online Safety Act is the UK’s first major legislation to regulate social media, search engine, messaging, gaming, dating, pornography and file-sharing platforms. At its core, ...

UK technology secretary Peter Kyle has said he has no plans to ban children aged under 16 from accessing social media, ...

The start of 2025 marks seven months of the new Labour government which stormed to victory in July’s general election. Running on a promise of change, the party pledged some major new legislation, ...