66 h. ago New UK porn laws start in weeks as adult star says 'don't watch my content'

The Online Safety Act was introduced in 2023, and new rules will see all adults sites forced to implement age assurance technology – but what does that mean for Brits?

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68 h. ago Furious WhatsApp users threaten to DELETE the app as Meta reveals plans to introduce ads

WhatsApp's userbase is threatening to delete the app following its latest controversial change - the introduction of adverts for the first time.

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3 d. ago Meta introduces advertising to WhatsApp in push for new revenues

US tech giant reverses ‘no ads’ stance at world’s most popular messaging service

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6 d. ago Adverts for assisted dying to be debated by MPs as divisive bill returns to Parliament

Kim Leadbeater, who introduced the bill, said advertising the measures ‘would feel inappropriate’

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1 week ago UK ministers delay AI regulation amid plans for more ‘comprehensive’ bill

Law expected to include safety and copyright issues but delay likely to raise concerns about ongoing lack of regulationProposals to regulate artificial intelligence have been delayed by at least a year as UK ministers plan a bumper bill to regulate the technology and its use of copyrighted material.Peter Kyle, the technology secretary, intends to introduce a “comprehensive” AI bill in the next parliamentary session to address concerns about issues including safety and copyright. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Rare win for Newark airport as runway reopens ahead of schedule

Additional temporary and weekend closures may be introduced later this year as further work is completed at the airport.

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2 w. ago 'We've been having sex for three years but he won't add me on social media or introduce me to his family'

Our relationships expert, Lala, helps a reader who has been in a sexually intense relationship with a man for almost three years - but he won't add her on social media or introduce her to his family

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3 w. ago Farage ‘introducing poison into politics’, warns Starmer amid row over Reform ad

The Prime Minister suggested Reform UK is creating a ‘toxic divide’ with a campaign video it produced ahead of a Holyrood by-election.

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3 w. ago Watch: Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar brands Nigel Farage ‘a pathetic little man’

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has labeled Nigel Farage ‘a clown’ and ‘pathetic’ in response to a Reform UK campaign advert accusing Sarwar of ‘introducing sectarianism to Scottish politics’.

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3 w. ago Sir Ian McKellen to open 'joyful' Shakespeare play with all trans and non

The 86-year-old acting legend, who is a longtime LGBTQ+ advocate, will introduce the performance from the new company, Trans What You Will

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3 w. ago Nigel Farage defends party's 'racist' ad attacking Labour's Anas Sarwar and accuses him of introducing 'sectarianism'

Nigel Farage has accused Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar of having 'introduced sectarianism into Scottish politics'.

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3 w. ago Aberdeen Science Centre opens doors to new worlds with VR experience launch

Aberdeen Science Centre has made an exciting addition to its suite of interactive exhibits and activities, with the introduction of virtual reality (VR) experiences.

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3 w. ago Brazilian tribe sues New York Times for allegedly portraying members as porn addicts

Defamation suit claims Marubo people were depicted as tech-addled and porn-obsessed after introduction of internetAn Indigenous tribe from the Brazilian Amazon has sued the New York Times, saying the newspaper’s reporting on the tribe’s first exposure to the internet led to its members being widely portrayed as technology-addled and addicted to pornography.The Marubo tribe of the remote Javari valley, a community of about 2,000 people, filed the defamation lawsuit seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages this week in a court in Los Angeles. Continue reading...

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