Sky News investigated the new Ofcom Children's Codes, a set of regulations designed to protect young people online, to ...

Furthermore, platforms are now required to ensure their algorithms do not actively harm children by, for example, pushing ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

She wrote: “I’ve no idea if anything is going on in Leeds tonight or not but: The Online Safety Act, effective by July 2025, ...

The clampdown appears to have backfired as online searches for VPNs, which can disguise a user's location, spiked by more than 700 per cent on Friday morning ...

New Ofcom rules tighten up how children can use sites including X, formerly Twitter, Bluesky, Reddit, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok and YouTube ...

Actions which could be taken against firms which fail to adhere to the new codes include fines and potentially blocked access in the UK.

Exclusive: Adult content can still be viewed without age-verification checks on dozens of platforms despite new laws coming ...

Using widely available technology, well-known ethical hackers Chris Kubecka and Paula Popovici quickly accessed numerous ...

Porn sites must take a “continuous approach” to age verification checks to prevent children from finding ways around the ...

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The new age-verification restrictions were rolled out in the UK today in order to protect children from harmful content, such ...