26 h. ago US officials challenge Ofcom’s risk to free speech caused by online safety laws

Exclusive: State department said to have raised concerns over whether new online safety act infringes on freedom of expressionUS state department officials have challenged Britain’s communications regulator over the impact on freedom of expression created by new online safety laws, the Guardian understands.A group of officials from the state department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) recently met with Ofcom in London. It is understood that they raised the issue of the new online safety act and how it risked infringing free speech. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago US officials challenge Ofcom over risk to free speech caused by online safety laws

Exclusive: State department said to have raised concerns over whether new act infringes on freedom of expressionUS state department officials have challenged Britain’s communications regulator over the impact on freedom of expression created by new online safety laws, the Guardian understands.A group of officials from the state department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) recently met Ofcom in London. It is understood that they raised the issue of the new online safety act and how it risked infringing free speech. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Regulation and technology can help combat spread of online misogyny, expert says

Online safety expert Lina Ghazal said shows like Adolescence ‘shine a light on the devastating impact’ the spread of online hate can have on children.

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6 d. ago Cardiff at risk of missing recycling target and facing multi

Some of the challenges Cardiff has faced according to officials are a large student population, 30% of its housing stock being flats and HMOs and strike action

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7 d. ago Trump team who declared European nations 'pathetic freeloaders' have 'absolutely got a case', UK defence secretary admits

John Healey said he regards the comments from US officials as a 'challenge' and that Britain is 'leading the way' in boosting defence spending.

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8 d. ago It’s war and peace with Donald and Pete – and the worst group chat the world has ever seen | Marina Hyde

We absolutely won’t tolerate leaks, they said before looping in a journalist to top secret war plans. Feel safe? Me neitherOnce again, we find ourselves having an anguished debate about mobile phones and online safety, in this case asking: should we ban the devices for US national security advisers under the age of 60? Do you know what your national security adviser is doing on his device? Is he using it to stay in touch with other guys in the big-man-osphere to talk about bombing Hooters? Or did he maybe add the editor-in-chief of a leading general interest magazine to a Signal group in the crucial hours running up to a highly sensitive US military operation in Yemen, seemingly committing so many alleged crimes that he should have a full-body orange jumpsuit tattooed on him for ever?By now, you will have caught up with the tale of one of the most idiotic breaches of security imaginable – executed, regrettably, by the actual US national security adviser. Mike Waltz seems to have bee...

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1 week ago Adolescence creator Jack Thorne’s Let The Right One In play to go on UK tour

It comes after the Netflix series prompted a number of conversations around online safety.

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1 week ago Adolescence star Stephen Graham to meet with MPs following impact of Netflix show

The creators of hit Netflix series Adolescence are set to meet with MPs to discuss the dangers of online influence and the need for stronger safety measures

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1 week ago Adolescence creators accept invitation to discuss online safety with MPs

The Netflix show examines so-called incel culture, which has led to misogyny online and bullying on social media.

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1 week ago Voices: Adolescence is every parent’s nightmare – but what worries you about raising children in 2025?

Have your say as Stephen Graham’s latest series sparks urgent conversations about children’s online safety, revealing how hidden digital influences are shaping young minds as much as family and school

Society

2 w. ago What is the Online Safety Act? Law explained as it finally comes into force

Long-awaited powers will come into effect from Monday

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2 w. ago Critics say Ofcom is too weak on illegal social media content as new rules start

From Monday, Ofcom will start enforcing the Online Safety Act’s illegal content codes.

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2 w. ago Ofcom to enforce crackdown on illegal content across UK social media

Watchdog will begin assessing tech group’s compliance with new obligations under Online Safety Act

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2 w. ago Ofcom to crack down on illegal content across UK social media

Watchdog will begin assessing tech groups’ compliance with new obligations under Online Safety Act

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3 w. ago Molly Russell’s father ‘losing trust’ in minister over online safety

Ian Russell said the lack of movement from the Government to reinforce the Online Safety Act is making bereaved parents ‘angry’.

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3 w. ago Bosnian officials challenge separatist Bosnian Serb laws before top court as tensions soar

Bosnian officials are challenging a set of laws barring the state judiciary and police from operating in the part of the country controlled by the Bosnian Serbs, legislation that has fueled tensions in the ethnically-divided Balkan country

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3 w. ago ‘A certain kind of chaos’: Errol Morris unpacks Charles Manson theories

The esteemed documentarian looks back at the shocking murders with a new lens, questioning how much anyone really knows about why it happened“I’m quite convinced that, no matter what I say, I’m not going to be able to convince you to kill for me,” film-maker Errol Morris says drily. “And, alas, I have to say that I don’t have the desire to kill anybody or to convince you to kill on my behalf. It just isn’t there. Call it a weakness of will or weakness of character.”This is not a sentiment that an interviewer is used to hearing from an interviewee. But it makes more sense in context. Morris, who has previously worked as a private detective, is discussing his new documentary, streaming on Netflix from Friday, which challenges official accounts of the most infamous killing spree of the 1960s. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Trump warns tariffs will cause ‘a little disturbance’ in defiant speech

President doubled down on levies on US trading partners and insisted he would ‘get’ Greenland in address to Congress

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4 w. ago Democratic senator says democracy ‘at risk’ in rebuttal to Trump address

In official Democratic reply, Elissa Slotkin tells citizens to take active role in holding lawmakers accountableMichigan senator Elissa Slotkin followed Donald Trump’s record-long joint congressional address on Tuesday by focusing on the risk of a declining democracy, directly challenging citizens to take an active role in holding elected officials accountable – herself included.The first-term Democratic senator, who represents a state won by the president, explained how preserving democracy requires constant, active participation from voters. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Grim poll shows parents' fear of social media videos after Southport attacks

More than four in five parents would back a personal pledge from Keir Starmer to improve online safety during his time as Prime Minister as threats to children continue to grow

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