An honourable attempt to protect children online has backfired after the Online Safety Act put up barriers to adults wanting ...

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

Many users have turned to virtual private network (VPN) software in the wake of the UK's Online Safety Act – but how safe are ...

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

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

It is a set of laws and duties that online platforms must follow, being implemented and enforced by Ofcom, the media regulator. Under its Children's Codes, platforms must prevent young people from ...

Marc Andreessen, one of the world’s most powerful venture capitalists, has complained to Downing Street about the UK’s Online ...

On Reddit and Discord, UK users swap VPN tips and joke about Kojima's accidental contribution to online resistance. Norman Reedus, once known as the star of The Walking Dead, has now become a strange ...

The reality is that the Online Safety Act was always going to flounder, and anyone in government might have realised this ...

Within hours of Ofcom enforcing the new law last week, Gaza and Ukraine content was being blocked, while pickup artist ...

The measure is putting up roadblocks for people who want to read about world news, listen to music on Spotify, chat on ...

Many UK gamers logging in this week will have noticed that some familiar platforms and games are suddenly out of reach. The ...