1 week ago Apply safety rules to more trains carrying flammable cargo, lawmakers urge

Federal safety investigators and some members of Congress want to expand special safety rules that apply to trains carrying flammable material to many more trains, saying the risk to many U.S. communities is far greater than currently known

Transport

1 week ago Hundreds of TikTok UK moderator jobs at risk despite new online safety rules

Cuts in trust and safety team part of switch towards artificial intelligence by social media appTikTok has put hundreds of UK content moderators’ jobs at risk, even as tighter rules come into effect to stop the spread of harmful material online.The viral video app said several hundred jobs in its trust and safety team could be affected in the UK, as well as south and south-east Asia, as part of a global reorganisation. Continue reading...

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1 week ago TikTok to shed hundreds of jobs in UK safety and moderation teams

The company is increasingly using AI to perform jobs that used to be done by humans

Politics

1 week ago TikTok puts hundreds of UK jobs at risk in safety and moderation teams

It is understood that several hundred jobs will be impacted in the UK, where it currently employs more than 2,500 staff.

Events

1 week ago TikTok to lay off hundreds of UK moderators despite Online Safety Act

Chinese-owned platform tells members of its trust and safety team in London that their jobs are at risk

Politics

1 week ago TikTok to lay off hundreds of UK moderators as it shifts to AI

Moves comes despite Online Safety Act requirements on dangerous material

Politics

2 w. ago Britain's porn crackdown in numbers: Pornhub loses more than 1 MILLION visitors in just two weeks

Visits to many adult sites halved within two weeks of the introduction of enhanced age verification rules under the Online Safety Act.

Politics

2 w. ago Rayner claims Reform will ‘fail women’ as she weighs in on online safety row

The Deputy Prime Minister demanded Reform UK explain how it would keep young women safe after it vowed to repeal online safety rules.

Events

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

The action sought to exempt the platform from new regulations

Events

3 w. ago Emirates announces new ban for passengers on all flights from October

The airline said the new rules were to improve passenger safety

Politics

3 w. ago Plane passengers discover 'real' reason your phone must be on airplane mode

Most people follow the airplane mode rule happily, accepting it as a reasonable safety precaution. However one inquisitive passenger wanted to know the reasoning behind it.

Politics