@blakespot.bsky.socialI did not anticipate, in visiting the UK here in 2026, that by _far_ the internet content I would be seeing most is every website asking for cookie consent and photos of my govt ID at _every_ turn. It's nuts. Such extreme overreach.
#onlinesafetyact #overreach #internet #www #UK #online #privacy
@cyberleagle.bsky.socialNext Lords Communications and Digital Committee evidence session. #OnlineSafetyAct
@martincid.comMeta faces a UK fine of up to 10% of revenue over Instagram’s vanishing Instants #OnlineSafetyAct #InstagramInstants #Meta
@lanesystems.bsky.socialOfcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants feature
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
did it breach its duties under UK's online safety laws with the launch of the feature?
#SocialMedia #OnlineSafetyAct
@lazarou.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gyThey'll let them off because a call will come from the Labour Party along the lines of "Let the Rich Off"
#OnlineSafetyAct #Meta #Instagram #SocialMedia #UKPol #UKpolitics #OFCOM
@cnam-ie.bsky.social📢 As Ireland's media regulator, one of our key roles is to ensure digital services do everything required of them to protect people - especially children - from harmful and illegal content. Visit www.cnam.ie to find out more. #Regulation #DigitalServicesAct #OnlineSafetyAct
@www.thealmightygob.comOutrage is the only renewable energy Britain has ever got right.
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#SocialMediaBan #OnlineSafetyAct #Misinformation #CriticalThinking #LTN #Bristol #TheAlmightyGob @bylinetimes.bsky.social @benkentish.bsky.social @lewisgoodall.com @nickabbot.bsky.social @mrjamesob.bsky.social
@perkinskeighley.bsky.social🧵 3/3
The aim is to reduce children’s exposure to harmful online environments with stronger age checks & further protections also planned for older teenagers.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharms #onlinesafetyact #socialmedia #socialmediaban #childprotection #safeguarding
@perkinskeighley.bsky.social🧵 1/3
The ban, first announced in June, is expected to apply to major platforms including TikTok, Snapchat & Instagram with further details due before the legislation is brought to Parliament.
#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharms #onlinesafetyact #socialmediaban #childprotection #safeguarding
@perkinskeighley.bsky.socialThe UK’s planned social media ban for under-16s now has a clearer timetable: Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy MP says it will come into force from March 2027.
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#DRAGON #onlinesafety #onlineharms #onlinesafetyact #socialmedia #socialmediaban #childprotection #safeguarding
@adamjc790.bsky.socialWindows 11 is adding device‑level age verification for UK users. This will help platforms meet “highly effective” age‑assurance for UK Social Media ban and Online Safety Act.
ajcmedia.substack.com/p/windows-11...
#OnlineSafetyAct #AgeAssurance #UKTech #DigitalRegulation #Windows11 #Microsoft
@myadultattorney.bsky.socialOfcom, the United Kingdom's digital regulator, announced on Wednesday that it has opened a new regulatory investigation into Aylo's flagship adult website, Pornhub.com.
#myadultattorney #avn #ofcom #uk #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #adultwebsite #websitecompliance
@alecmuffett.bsky.socialIF YOU DO NOTHING ELSE TODAY: please read this astonishing summary of what Paul Moore has been doing to #SafeToNet, #HarmBlock & the Government-lauded #HMDFuse kids’ phone
https://alecmuffett.com/article/166501
#OnlineSafetyAct
@taraba.bsky.social
@reganelite1.bsky.socialMeta launches legal challenge against UK media regulator over online Safety Act! #news #worldnews #uk #uknews #meta #onlinesafetyact #socialmedia #regulator
@easterneye.bsky.socialWhy is Meta fighting Ofcom on multiple fronts over Britain’s online safety rules?
#Meta #Ofcom #OnlineSafetyAct #TechRegulation #WhatsApp #Instagram #DataPrivacyv
@yeandel.bsky.socialMeta appealed the Category 1 designation of WhatsApp and Instagram. Section 167 of the Online Safety Act suspends those duties the moment you file, win or lose. Four of eleven top-tier services are out.
https://www.yeandel.co.uk/22-q3-2026-updates/meta-sues-ofcom-category-one.html #OnlineSafetyAct
@antonio.wsocial.euMeta is challenging the UK's media regulator, Ofcom, over the Online Safety Act, claiming the fees and duties imposed on WhatsApp and Instagram are flawed. This legal move reflects ongoing tensions between tech companies and regulatory efforts to enhance online safety. #OnlineSafetyAct #Meta
@cyberleagle.bsky.socialUS court dismisses 4Chan’s litigation against Ofcom, citing sovereign immunity. #OnlineSafetyAct www.courtlistener.com/docket/71209...
@vpnlab.ioUS embassy hauls in British officials over the Online Safety Act and the under-16 social media ban, calling both unfair to American companies
US diplomats told UK officials the under-16 social media ban and Ofcom's global-revenue levy hurt American firms. What was said…