Passed in October last year, the Online Safety Act 2023 lays down rules to protect children and adults online. It also imposes various duties on social media companies and search engines, holding them accountable for user safety on their platforms. UK’s regulator for communication services, Ofco...
Among the offences listed in the draft bill were: communication of false statements on the incidents within Sri Lanka, false statements causing defamation, disturbing religious assembly through false statements, communication of false statements with the sole intention of hurting religious emotions, communi...
Gambling Licence & Safety in the United Kingdom Your safety should undoubtedly be your top priority when choosing a gambling site to play at.Nevertheless, if you are unaware of the gambling laws, it might be difficult for you to distinguish the safe operators from the fraudulent ones. However...
payment providers. This is important, as the biggest payment brands tend to have strong reputations for providing secure transactions and utilizing anti-fraud technology. As we said, online gambling sites are frequently targeted by scammers, so this added protection guarantees more consumer safety. ...
The UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak conceded a point to rebel Conservative MPs who were backing an amendment to the Online Safety Bill (the “OSB”) this week, which may result in executives at technology companies facing possible criminal liability. The OSB is a troubled piece of legislation ...
the Government revived the proposal as part of the Online Safety Bill, and in February 43 MPs wrote to the Culture Secretary to ask for this to be formally incorporated into the Bill — yet there has been no further clarity over how and when any age verification systems may come into place...
Directions can be issued in respect of criminal offences that affect national security, national harmony, and individual safety, and which have an online nexus. There are five types of directions that can be issued: Disabling Direction:This requires online service providers to disable specified conten...
Earlier this year the federal government tabled its Online Harms Act which would increase the punishment for hate-related offences and give judges the power to restrict someone’s movements if they have evidence they could commit a hate crime. ...
The bill also creates a new Digital Safety Commission, which will be responsible for enforcing rules and holding online services accountable, as well as a separate Digital Safety Ombudsperson, which will support and advocate for users and make recommendations to social media services and the governmen...
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