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Porn Site Fined 1 Million Pounds For Failing To Check Age Of Users In UK
Britain's media watchdog on Thursday slapped a 1 million pounds ($1.3 million) fine on a company for failing to ensure robust age checks on its 18 pornography websites.
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UK Watchdog To Probe 34 Porn Sites For Failing Age-Check Rules Under Online Safety Law
The UK's media watchdog said on Thursday it has launched investigations into 34 pornography websites over their compliance with new age-check requirements to prevent children accessing harmful online content.
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UK Watchdog Investigates Online Suicide Forum Linked To Nearly 100 Deaths
Britain's broadcasting regulator announced Wednesday it is investigating an online suicide forum linked to almost 100 deaths in the UK, using new powers to remove harmful content from the internet.
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UK's Ofcom to Tweak Social Media Rules in Response to Summer Riots
To regulate social media practices, Ofcom said it is planning additional measures for next spring that include new proposals for removing material tied to child sexual abuse and terrorism. It will also introduce “crisis response protocols for emergency events.”
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British Regulator To Probe OnlyFans Over Age-Verification Measures
Britain's media regulator Ofcom has opened an investigation into whether adults-only website OnlyFans is doing enough to prevent children accessing pornography on its platform, Ofcom said on Wednesday.
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Facial Recognition, Credit Card: UK Regulator's Tough Measures For Porn Sites To Check Users' Age
In total, Ofcom has listed six age verification methods in the draft guidelines.
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UK Admits Encryption Hurdles to Online Safety Law After WhatsApp, Signal Threaten to Pull Out
The UK has admitted there could be technical challenges in the country's upcoming Online Safety Bill which plans to allow regulator Ofcom to compel tech firms to scan their services for illegal content. WhatsApp and Signal had warned of the threat to privacy and encryption of user data posed by the UK's Online Safety Bill, even threatening to pull ...
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Ofcom to Investigate Competition in Cloud Computing, Internet Messaging, Smart Devices: Details
Ofcom, or the Office of Communications, has announced that it will examine digital markets in the UK as part of the regulator's next step in scrutinising Big Tech firms in the areas of cloud computing, internet messaging, and smart devices. The watchdog will investigate Amazon’s AWS, Microsoft’s Azure, Alphabet’s Google Cloud, as well as What...
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Facebook, Twitter, Telegram Urged to Fight Russian Disinformation in a Better Way
Facebook, Twitter and Telegram have been urged to do a better job of stopping Russian efforts to spread Spanish-language disinformation about the invasion of Ukraine. The social media companies received letter from a bipartisan group of three US senators requesting stricter actions.
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British Regulator To Probe Royal Mail's Delivery Targets' Failure
Britain's communications regulator, Ofcom, said on Tuesday it was investigating Royal Mail's failure to meet its delivery targets across 2021-22
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Ukraine Crisis: UK Broadcasting Regulator Opens More Probes Into Russia's RT
The British broadcasting regulator has announced another dozen investigations into the "impartiality" of news programmes aired on Russian state-funded television channel RT.
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TikTok, Snapchat, Other Video Sharing Platforms Must Do More to Protect Users: UK Regulator
Online video sharing platforms (VSPs), such as TikTok, Snapchat, and OnlyFans, need to provide clear rules on content, allow users to flag harmful videos, and restrict access to pornographic material, Britain's media regulator Ofcom said.
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UK Online Safety Bill Proposes Hefty Fines, Criminal Action Against Social Media Executives Over Online Abuse
UK Online Safety Bill seeks to hold social media firms accountable for online abuse. The companies could be fined up to 10 percent of turnover or GBP 18 million if they failed to stamp out online abuses such as racist hate crimes, while senior managers could also face criminal action.
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UK Media Watchdog Fines Khalsa TV For Violence, Terror References Against India
The UK's media watchdog has imposed a total fine of 50,000 pounds on Khalsa Television Ltd or KTV in Britain for broadcasting a music video and a discussion programme that was an indirect call for British Sikh to commit violence and also contained a terror reference.
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Turn Off the Microwave to Boost Wi-Fi, Says UK's Media Regulator
People should avoid using the microwave at the same time as they are making video calls, watching HD videos or doing something important online because the ovens can slow Wi-Fi signals, Britain's media regulator Ofcom said on Wednesday.
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Porn Site Fined 1 Million Pounds For Failing To Check Age Of Users In UK
Britain's media watchdog on Thursday slapped a 1 million pounds ($1.3 million) fine on a company for failing to ensure robust age checks on its 18 pornography websites.
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UK Watchdog To Probe 34 Porn Sites For Failing Age-Check Rules Under Online Safety Law
The UK's media watchdog said on Thursday it has launched investigations into 34 pornography websites over their compliance with new age-check requirements to prevent children accessing harmful online content.
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UK Watchdog Investigates Online Suicide Forum Linked To Nearly 100 Deaths
Britain's broadcasting regulator announced Wednesday it is investigating an online suicide forum linked to almost 100 deaths in the UK, using new powers to remove harmful content from the internet.
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UK's Ofcom to Tweak Social Media Rules in Response to Summer Riots
To regulate social media practices, Ofcom said it is planning additional measures for next spring that include new proposals for removing material tied to child sexual abuse and terrorism. It will also introduce “crisis response protocols for emergency events.”
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British Regulator To Probe OnlyFans Over Age-Verification Measures
Britain's media regulator Ofcom has opened an investigation into whether adults-only website OnlyFans is doing enough to prevent children accessing pornography on its platform, Ofcom said on Wednesday.
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Facial Recognition, Credit Card: UK Regulator's Tough Measures For Porn Sites To Check Users' Age
In total, Ofcom has listed six age verification methods in the draft guidelines.
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UK Admits Encryption Hurdles to Online Safety Law After WhatsApp, Signal Threaten to Pull Out
The UK has admitted there could be technical challenges in the country's upcoming Online Safety Bill which plans to allow regulator Ofcom to compel tech firms to scan their services for illegal content. WhatsApp and Signal had warned of the threat to privacy and encryption of user data posed by the UK's Online Safety Bill, even threatening to pull ...
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Ofcom to Investigate Competition in Cloud Computing, Internet Messaging, Smart Devices: Details
Ofcom, or the Office of Communications, has announced that it will examine digital markets in the UK as part of the regulator's next step in scrutinising Big Tech firms in the areas of cloud computing, internet messaging, and smart devices. The watchdog will investigate Amazon’s AWS, Microsoft’s Azure, Alphabet’s Google Cloud, as well as What...
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Facebook, Twitter, Telegram Urged to Fight Russian Disinformation in a Better Way
Facebook, Twitter and Telegram have been urged to do a better job of stopping Russian efforts to spread Spanish-language disinformation about the invasion of Ukraine. The social media companies received letter from a bipartisan group of three US senators requesting stricter actions.
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British Regulator To Probe Royal Mail's Delivery Targets' Failure
Britain's communications regulator, Ofcom, said on Tuesday it was investigating Royal Mail's failure to meet its delivery targets across 2021-22
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Ukraine Crisis: UK Broadcasting Regulator Opens More Probes Into Russia's RT
The British broadcasting regulator has announced another dozen investigations into the "impartiality" of news programmes aired on Russian state-funded television channel RT.
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TikTok, Snapchat, Other Video Sharing Platforms Must Do More to Protect Users: UK Regulator
Online video sharing platforms (VSPs), such as TikTok, Snapchat, and OnlyFans, need to provide clear rules on content, allow users to flag harmful videos, and restrict access to pornographic material, Britain's media regulator Ofcom said.
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UK Online Safety Bill Proposes Hefty Fines, Criminal Action Against Social Media Executives Over Online Abuse
UK Online Safety Bill seeks to hold social media firms accountable for online abuse. The companies could be fined up to 10 percent of turnover or GBP 18 million if they failed to stamp out online abuses such as racist hate crimes, while senior managers could also face criminal action.
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UK Media Watchdog Fines Khalsa TV For Violence, Terror References Against India
The UK's media watchdog has imposed a total fine of 50,000 pounds on Khalsa Television Ltd or KTV in Britain for broadcasting a music video and a discussion programme that was an indirect call for British Sikh to commit violence and also contained a terror reference.
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Turn Off the Microwave to Boost Wi-Fi, Says UK's Media Regulator
People should avoid using the microwave at the same time as they are making video calls, watching HD videos or doing something important online because the ovens can slow Wi-Fi signals, Britain's media regulator Ofcom said on Wednesday.
