The British government has pushed ahead with one of the most contentious age verification mandates to date, despite concerns ...

It’s time to strengthen protections for kids online without undermining the rights, voices and access to information that ...

Britain's online safety law risks suppressing free speech due to its heavy-handed enforcement, social media site X said on ...

Did the most recent, July 2025 version of the 2023 U.K. Online Safety Act prohibit "all criticism" of unauthorized ...

GTA 5, and by extension GTA Online, has an age rating in the UK of 18, but currently has no age-based restrictions to ...

The government has said it won't repeal the Online Safety Act, but there are still a number of ways you can protect your ...

The new Act may push platforms toward restrictive, homogenised designs unless it accounts for the complexity of different ...

Since the latest part of the Online Safety Act has come into force, it's come in for an increasing amount of criticism –here ...

The way people in the UK navigate the internet is set to change significantly under the new Online Safety Act, which requires ...

Apps that disguise a user’s location have surged in popularity after the UK introduced age-verification rules as part of its ...

The revival of the Kids Online Safety Act comes amid U.S. and global discussions over how to best protect children online. In late 2024, Australia approved a social media ban for under-16s.

The Online Safety Bill has now become the Online Safety Act, after receiving Royal Assent on Thursday (26 October). Sharing the news, the government said it will make "the UK the safest place in ...