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Children’s exposure to porn higher than before 2023 Online Safety Act, poll finds

Children’s commissioner for England says findings show little had improved despite new law and tech firms’ promises

The Guardian - UK

More children seeing violent and degrading pornography online, says commissioner

Boys (73%) were more likely than girls (65%) to report seeing online pornography.

Evening Standard

Why a quarter of total Love Island complaints came in one night

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More than 14,000 Love Island complaints rejected by Ofcom

Evening Standard

UK traffic to popular porn sites slumps after age checks introduced

Figures from digital data company show effect of strict rules brought in last month under Online Safety Act

The Guardian - UK

NGOs urge Nandy to halt sale of Telegraph over China links

Letter from rights groups says RedBird Capital’s proposed takeover threatens media pluralism and transparency

The Guardian - UK

Case dismissed – Wikipedia loses UK Online Safety Act legal challenge, but it may still be safe from age checks

The Wikimedia Foundation has lost its legal challenge against the Online Safety Act, but it may still be on the right track to resist new rules.

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Wikipedia loses challenge against UK Online Safety Act rules

A High Court ruling in the UK has quashed Wikipedia’s attempt to overturn part of the country’s divisive Online Safety Act. Judges dismissed the Wikimedia Foundation’s challenge to rules that could place the online encyclopaedia under the law’s strictest category of regulation.

Euronews

Wikipedia challenged the UK's new Online Safety Act and lost, but may have set a new precedent for fighting the rules all the same

The ruling "does not give Ofcom and the secretary of state a green light to implement a regime that would significantly impede Wikipedia’s operations."

PC Gamer

Wikipedia can challenge Online Safety Act if strictest rules apply to it, says judge

Wikimedia Foundation says it will be forced reduce access to site if it is classified as a category 1 provider

The Guardian - UK

Wikipedia loses Online Safety Act legal challenge

Wikipedia has lost a High Court challenge against the UK Government over verification requirements in the Online Safety Act.

The National (Scotland)

Wikipedia loses court challenge against Online Safety Act rules

The action sought to exempt the platform from new regulations

The Independent UK

Wikipedia loses High Court challenge against UK Government

Mr Justice Johnson rejected the claims from the owners of the online encyclopaedia.

Evening Standard

Ofcom’s Age-Verification Crackdown: 6K+ Sites Affected

The United Kingdom has taken one of the most aggressive steps yet in reshaping the open internet.

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The Guardian - UK

Bonnie Blue documentary sparks concern and curiosity

Letters: Louise Riches on the Channel 4 programme and its subject’s extreme sexual behaviour, and Rev Simon Jones on the result of a pseudo-feminist narrative. Plus a letter from Alan Gent

The Independent UK

Watchdog names the best and worst UK broadband and phone network providers

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Evening Standard

O2, Three and iD Mobile most complained-about mobile providers – Ofcom

Ofcom publishes figures for complaints it receives about the UK’s main landline, mobile broadband and pay-TV providers every quarter.

The Independent UK

The most complained-about mobile providers revealed

Ofcom publishes figures for complaints it receives about the UK’s main landline, mobile broadband and pay-TV providers every quarter.

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The Conversation

A parents’ guide to keeping kids safe online in the summer holidays

Parenting over the summer holidays, especially when juggling work and childcare, comes with significant challenges. One of those is screen time and staying safe online.

The Independent UK

Good Morning Britain presenter left feeling ‘ashamed’ after losing savings to phone scammers

Noel Phillips said that the mental trauma of the incident had left him in ‘excruciating pain’

Tom’s Guide

Is it illegal to circumvent age verification checks?

Since the introduction of online age verification, many citizens have been looking for ways to get around it. But is this legal?

Evening Standard

YouTube ads should be monitored like traditional media, say Lib Dems

The party said YouTube ads should be screened for ‘harmful and misleading content’.

The Guardian - UK

Lib Dems call for urgent regulation of YouTube ads after wave of scams

Party wants video platform to face same scrutiny as broadcasters due to deepfake and investment scams

The Guardian - UK

Social media battles and barbs on both sides of Atlantic over UK Online Safety Act

Farage accuses government of being ‘so below the belt’ as right wing doubles down on censorship claims

The Guardian - UK

UK pornography taskforce to propose banning ‘barely legal’ content after Channel 4 documentary airs

Programme about performer Bonnie Blue condemned for ‘glamorising and normalising’ extreme pornography

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