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UK online safety law leads to 5m extra age checks a day for pornography sites

Huge increase in online age verifications but many users turn to virtual private networks to access pornography sites

The Guardian - UK

Broadband provider fined over giving inaccurate caller locations in 999 calls

Gigaclear will pay £122,500 due to the issues with its caller location information for calls made between January 2022 and March 2024.

Evening Standard

Broadband provider fined over giving inaccurate caller location data in 999 calls

Gigaclear will pay £122,500 due to the issues with its caller location information for calls made between January 2022 and March 2024.

The Independent UK

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YouTube overtakes major networks to become second most-watched home service in UK

Viewing among the over 55’s almost doubled over the last year

The Independent UK

Why people are watching YouTube more than ever

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The Independent UK

One in five young viewers go to platform first when they turn on TV, as older people also watch more of its content

The Guardian - UK

The top three most-watched media services in the UK revealed

People in the UK spent an average of four hours and 30 minutes a day watching TV and video content at home in 2024

The Independent UK

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YouTube now the second most-watched media service in the UK – Ofcom

The platform is now second only to the BBC, and ahead of ITV, according to the regulator’s annual report.

The Independent UK

The Grinch and Blue Lights most watched film and programme in Northern Ireland

Broadcast TV continues to dominate viewing habits, but streamers like Netflix and video sharing platforms such as YouTube are on the rise.

Evening Standard

Could VPNs be banned? UK government to look "very closely" into their usage following spike after age verification row

VPN usage continues to soar in the UK, but will the government crack down?

TechRadar

Labour respond as 400k demand repeal of Online Safety Act

THE UK Government has insisted there are “no plans” to repeal the Online Safety Act as a petition calling for it to be scrapped nears 400,000…

The National (Scotland)

Royal Mail’s delivery pledges have changed. Here’s what the company could look like in future

The last few months have been busy for Royal Mail. In late April, Czech businessman Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group acquired its parent company, International Distribution Services, for £3.6 billion – a value well below the May 2021 peak of £6 billion.

The Conversation

BT refunds £18m to customers over contract failures

Ofcom fined BT £2.8 million last year after it failed to provide some EE and Plusnet customers with ‘clear and simple’ contract information.

Evening Standard

The UK Government say it has 'no plans to repeal the Online Safety Act', in response to 380,000 strong (and counting) petition

Could it at least roll out a better system that values protecting user data?

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Woman & Home

Royal Mail makes major change to delivery rules so service can 'survive' - starting from today

The shakeup will have a big impact on when we get our post

Reason

The Age-Gated Internet Is Here

Goodbye, online anonymity.

The Independent UK

What to know about the Royal Mail changes effective from now

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The Independent UK

Major changes to Royal Mail delivery times take effect today

Regulators say the changes are needed to help the postal service ‘survive’

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The National (Scotland)

VPN use soars in UK following introduction of new age verification rules

TECHNOLOGY that disguises a person’s online location has seen a surge in users after new age verification rules came into force in the UK on…

International Business Times UK

EE, Vodafone and BT Networks Go Down: What's Going On?

EE, Vodafone, and BT customers are facing major disruptions today due to widespread network outages across the UK. Here's what's causing the issue and what to expect next.

Evening Standard

Pornography websites flouting new age verification rules — despite threat of huge fines

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

The Independent UK

Thousands complain over ‘misogynistic’ Love Island behaviour

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The Independent UK

Love Island hit with over 1000 Ofcom complaints about ‘bullying’ and ‘misogynistic’ behaviour

Regulator’s reporting figures showed an uptick in complaints about the show

The Independent UK

Children could find ways to ‘bypass’ porn age verification checks, charity warns

UK porn sites will be forced to enact ‘robust’ age verification checks from Friday

International Business Times

UK Starts Online Checks To Stop Children Accessing Harmful Content

New UK age verification measures to prevent children accessing harmful online content came into force on Friday, with campaigners hailing them a "milestone" in their years-long battle for stronger regulations.

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