8 h. ago Peter Kyle launches fresh 'single word' attack on Nigel Farage after Jimmy Savile row

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has said Nigel Farage has not said “one single word” about how he’ll protect kids online after vowing to rip up the UK’s online safety laws

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11 h. ago Melania Trump threatens Hunter Biden with $1bn lawsuit over Jeffrey Epstein claim

First lady’s lawyer issues letter to former president’s son demanding he retract comments he made in a recent interview regarding the disgraced financier and issue an apology

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14 h. ago Melania Trump threatens Hunter Biden with $1bn lawsuit over Epstein claim

A letter from the first lady's lawyers demanded he retract the claim and apologise

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29 h. ago 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 ActBritish visits to popular pornography sites have slumped following the introduction of strict age checks last month, data shows.Daily visits to Pornhub, the UK’s most used porn site, fell from 3.6m on 24 July, the day before age-gating was introduced, to 1.9m on 8 August, a drop of 47%. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago UK porn site traffic plunges as age verification rules take effect

Pornhub loses more than 1mn visitors in two weeks after Online Safety Act comes into force

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52 h. ago UK porn site traffic plunges as age verification rules take effect

Pornhub loses more than 1mn visitors in two weeks after Online Safety Act comes into force

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3 d. ago Palestine Action is a ‘violent organisation’, Downing Street says after mass arrests over the weekend – UK politics live

Anyone showing support for Palestine Action ‘will feel full force of the law’, says justice minister as government defends decision to proscribe protest groupRichard Adams is the Guardian’s education editorStudents in England are expected to receive A-level grades that are closer to normal for the first time since the Covid pandemic triggered school closures and exam cancellations.If the student, for instance, needed three As [and] gets AAB, as long as the B is not in something that’s absolutely crucial for the course, I think there’s a very strong possibility the student would find they’d be getting a place. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Wikipedia loses court challenge against Online Safety Act rules

The action sought to exempt the platform from new regulations

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3 d. ago Anyone showing support for Palestine Action ‘will feel full force of the law’, justice minister says – UK politics live

Government defends decision to proscribe protest group after mass arrests at a demonstration in Westminster over the weekendIn other news, a hostile environment era deportation policy is being expanded by Labour as the government continues to try to limit the threat from Reform by talking and acting toughly on migration.Foreign criminals from 15 more countries, including India, Bulgaria and Australia, face deportation before they have a chance to appeal against the decision to remove them, in a widening of the government’s “deport first, appeal later” scheme.Richard Dannatt wrote privately to two separate Home Office ministers asking them to address the “threat” posed by the group after its activists targeted a factory in 2022.The activists caused extensive damage to the factory which is run by Teledyne, a US multinational that sells technology for military, aerospace and other applications. Lord Dannatt has been a paid adviser to the company since 2022. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Voices: The overzealous Online Safety Act means showing ID to get a pizza delivered

The government’s new bill is hopeless, writes Chris Stokel-Walker. We do need protections for children, so don’t repeal it – rewrite it

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer's latest approval rating is out and it's not good news

Two key issues, Israel and the Online Safety Act, were looked at in this latest polling

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5 d. ago The UK's Online Safety Act is a licence for censorship – and the rest of the world is following suit | Taylor Lorenz

From the US and Australia to France and Italy, those seeking to obliterate privacy and restrict content are on the move Over the past two weeks, the UK has reportedly blocked internet users’ access to everything from SpongeBob SquarePants gifs to Spotify playlists. Information about Joe Biden’s police funding plan has been restricted, along with a post about an up-and-coming political party. Gamers say they have been unable to tweak colours in games such as Minecraft. And it’s all because of a new age verification law.Since the child safety provisions contained within the Online Safety Act came into effect on 25 July, web service providers have been forced to institute “highly effective” age verification measures to prevent children from accessing “harmful” or “adult” content. The penalty for failing to adequately comply with the act includes hefty fines and potential criminal action.Taylor Lorenz is a technology journalist who writes the newsletter User Mag and is the author of the...

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5 d. ago Catfish victims say there was 'no accountability' after they received unwanted adult content

After being personally targeted with fetish content, online safety expert and journalist Dr Rebecca Whittington digs into the case of a serial catfish targeting female journalists

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6 d. ago Marc Andreessen complains to Downing Street about Online Safety Act and UK tech minister

Venture capitalist’s intervention comes amid backlash to sweeping new internet legislation

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6 d. ago Star of Rebel Wilson’s directorial debut threatens legal action over ‘false and seriously defamatory’ Instagram claims

Concerns notice issued to Wilson by lawyers for Charlotte MacInnes joins disputes playing out globally over Pitch Perfect actor’s film, The DebGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnother dispute has been added to the sprawling legal saga surrounding Rebel Wilson’s directorial debut, The Deb, with the film’s lead actor issuing a notice to Wilson threatening legal action against her in Australia.Lawyers representing Charlotte MacInnes issued the concerns notice to Rebel Wilson, indicating their intentions to sue for defamation in Western Australia. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago ‘I’m willing to take the heat’: Immigration lawyer is facing sanctions from Trump’s DOJ over deportation case

Pro bono attorney tells The Independent he won’t stop defending immigrants after government lawyers push for ‘substantial’ sanctions

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7 d. ago Georgia Harrison slams Nigel Farage's pledge as 'most ridiculous' thing society could imagine

Georgia Harrison has said Nigel Farage's pledge to scrap the UK’s online safety laws would be 'the most ridiculous, damaging thing that society could ever imagine'

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7 d. ago First migrants detained under ‘one in, one out’ deal as PM vows to secure border

The Government is prepared to ‘robustly defend’ its plan in court if migrants challenge being sent back to France.

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7 d. ago Online Safety Act poses ‘substantial threat to privacy and freedom of speech', experts warn

An honourable attempt to protect children online has backfired after the Online Safety Act put up barriers to adults wanting to access innocuous content – pushing them into the arms of VPN providers

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8 d. ago Dispute over a major port contract threatens Haiti's fragile political stability

The leader of Haiti’s transitional presidential council claims a communications employee was threatened to publish a press release about a key port contract

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