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UK Push to Broaden Online Age Checks Faces Backlash as Kids Evade Safeguards

Digital-rights groups warn that blanket verification could fracture the web.

Hundreds of Researchers Urge Pause on Internet Age-Verification Rollouts

EU Orders X to Preserve Grok Records as Regulators Probe Sexualized Deepfakes

Nearly 4,000 Cyber-Flashing Offences Logged Since Law Took Effect, Home Office Data Shows

New Online Safety Act Powers to Preserve Children’s Social Media Data Take Effect

Lib Dems Move to Haul Elon Musk Before MPs as Ofcom Probes X Over Child-Safety Failures

Australia Registers Enforceable Online Safety Codes Targeting AI Chatbots and Harmful Content

UK Porn Age Checks Cut Traffic as Children’s Commissioner Targets VPN Workaround

Labour Ties Farage to Misogynist Tate as Reform UK Vows to Scrap Online Safety Act

UK Online Safety Act’s New Platform Rules Stall Over Data Gaps

UK Platforms Enforce Age Checks, Driving Content Censorship and VPN Uptake

UK High Court Dismisses Wikimedia’s Challenge to Online Safety Act Categorisation

UK’s Online Safety Act Drives Record VPN Surge and Court Challenges

Labour Defends Savile Analogy in Online Safety Row

VPN Use Soars Under UK Age-Verification Rules as Government Rules Out Ban

Microsoft Launches Optional Age Verification for UK Xbox Users Ahead of 2026 Deadline

MPs and FA Urge Stricter Action by Social Media Over Lioness Racism

Commons Committee Finds Online Safety Act Fails to Curb Misinformation and Proposes Sweeping Reforms

UK Porn Sites Must Implement Robust Age Verification by July 25

London Woman Arrested for Allegedly Encouraging Teen’s Suicide on Online Forum