Researchers set up accounts pretending to be 13-year olds and set relevant filters, but were still able to see pornographic content due to TikTok’s algorithm. Legal experts believe this violates the UK’s Online Safety Act.
Online Safety Bill
Governments issue first joint statement pledging to go further and faster to protect children.
Online safety and content moderation are key issues globally. The UK now has a law for it, and regulators are serious about implementing it.
The mass data breach of the infamous Ashley Madison website offers insight into data privacy and cybersecurity.
Robust age checks and better content moderation top list of 40 measures in draft codes of practice.
We take a detailed look at the Online Safety Act’s key provisions and the new powers given to OFCOM.
Clash with tech companies averted, but worries remain that threat to privacy has not gone away.
Yet more criticism of proposed measures voiced, with age-verification a particular concern.