Ofcom fines porn company £630,000 for age check failings
– Ofcom has fined an online porn provider £600,000 for not having age checks in place, and a further £30,000 for failing to respond to a legally binding information request on time.
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The Online Safety Act 2023 (the Act) is a new set of laws that protects children and adults online. It puts a range of new duties on social media companies and search services, making them more responsible for their users’ safety on their platforms. The Act will give providers new duties to implement systems and processes to reduce risks their services are used for illegal activity, and to take down illegal content when it does appear.
UK regulator Ofcom fines porn company £600,000
– Ofcom has today fined pornography provider Youngtek Solutions Ltd £500,000 for not having age checks in place, plus £100,000 for failing to respond to a formal request for information from the regulator.
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Online Safety minister travels to Australia to learn key findings from its social media approach
– With only 2 days to go until the landmark children’s online safety consultation closes, ministers are urging parents and kids to have their say and help inform the next steps the UK will take on protecting children online.
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Ofcom investigates Telegram and teen chat sites
– Ofcom has launched an investigation into Telegram under the UK’s Online Safety Act, to examine whether it is complying with its duties to prevent child sexual abuse material being shared.
Read MoreOfcom tells tech firms they must keep underage children off their platforms
– Popular sites and apps must enforce minimum ages, tackle grooming, make feeds safer and test products rigorously
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Tech companies must go ‘above and beyond’ to protect women and girls from online abuse or face further action
– Major technology companies must use every tool at their disposal to protect women and girls from abuse and misogyny online – or face further action from the UK government, the Tech Secretary Liz Kendall warns.
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Ofcom provisionally finds suicide forum in breach of Online Safety Act
– Ofcom has issued its provisional decision against the provider of an online suicide forum in relation to breaches of the UK’s Online Safety Act.
Read MoreOfcom fines porn company £1.35m for not having age checks
– Ofcom has today fined porn company 8579 LLC £1.35m for not having age checks in place, plus £50,000 for failing to respond to an information request.
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Ofcom fines porn company £800,000 for failing to introduce age checks
– Ofcom has fined Kick Online Entertainment SA £800,000 for failing to put in place age checks to protect children from pornographic content.
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UK Government leads global fight against deepfake threats
– UK Government collaborates with Microsoft and other world leading technology companies to create a framework which will identify gaps in deepfake detection.
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