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Zara McDermott says she contemplated suicide aged 14 during revenge porn ordeal

Zara McDermott has told how revenge porn made her consider suicide after a boy shared naked pictures of her around their school when she was just 14.

US Section 230: New report calls conservative claims of social media censorship ‘a form of disinformation’

An article in the Washington Post, by Cat Zakrzewski, reports that New York university researchers have found no evidence that technology firms are biased against content posted online by ...

UK Government’s Response to Online Harms Whitepaper

The Government’s final response to the consultation of the Online Harms White Paper was published last month, outlining in further detail how the new regulatory framework will tackle illegal and ...

Tory MP calls for ‘cyber-flashing’ to be made a criminal offence

A Conservative MP has called for ‘cyber-flashing’ to be made a criminal offence to stop Britons sending X-rated snaps to strangers using the AirDrop function on their iPhones.

Antitrust, content moderation to dominate tech policy in 2021

Lawmakers are expected to tackle key tech policy issues in 2021 following a tumultuous year that strained the Washington-Silicon Valley relationship.

UK Online harms bill: firms may face multibillion-pound fines for illegal content

Social media companies will need to remove and limit the spread of harmful content or face fines of billions of pounds, the UK government has announced, as it finally reveals the details of its ...

EU Digital Services Act: EU reveals plan to regulate Big Tech

Big tech firms face yearly checks on how they are tackling illegal and harmful content under new rules unveiled by the European Commission.

Pornhub is forced to remove 80% of its videos

Pornhub has removed all content uploaded by unverified users from its platform – about 80 per cent of its total videos – in the wake of allegations that it hosts child abuse content.

Tech giants face fines on suicide posts

Tech giants face fines on suicide posts: Social media firms could face huge penalties for failing to tackle content that encourages self-harm. Social media firms such as Facebook and Instagram could ...

European Union puts children’s safety online

Today, the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) took a major stand for children’s safety online by granting technology companies a derogation from the ...