Overview

• On LBC, Farage said neither he nor the government has a solution for online child safety but called for fresh technology to prevent minors from accessing harmful content.
• He argued that VPNs enable children to bypass age checks and risk ending up on the darker reaches of the internet.
• Cabinet ministers Peter Kyle and Heidi Alexander have refused to apologise for accusing Farage of siding with predators like Jimmy Savile over his vow to repeal the Act.
• Reform UK maintains its pledge to scrap the “dystopian” law, arguing it suppresses free speech without effectively protecting children.
• The 2023 Online Safety Act, now in force, mandates platforms to verify ages and remove harmful content or face fines up to £18 million or 10 percent of global turnover.