Loophole in online safety laws ‘will let incels spread extremist views’
Extremists will be free to promote their misogynistic and violent incel ideology because of a loophole in the Government’s online safety plans, an investigation has found. Dozens…
There’s nothing woke about online safety
It’s a momentous day in the digital age. Years in the making, and with countless improvements to strengthen the legislation, today the Government is introducing its world-first…
‘Woke’ tech firms to be stopped from cancelling controversial opinions on a whim
“They’ll face new responsibilities to protect free speech and journalism online. Mark Zuckerberg [Facebook’s founder] and others will no longer be able to arbitrarily cancel or silence…
Online flashers face two years in prison under new law
Cyber flashers will face up to two years in jail under a new criminal offence to be introduced in Parliament this week as part of the Government’s…
Pornhub users among thousands seeking help to overcome sexual interest in children
Pornhub users are among a record 165,000 people asking for help to overcome sexual interest in children, a charity has revealed. The number of people contacting the…
Five years in prison for using the web as a ‘weapon’ of abuse
Harassing and abusing people online will be made criminal offences carrying jail sentences of up to five years, under new duty of care laws. Nadine Dorries, the…
Online porn ‘no way to woo a woman’, says peer crusading for age checks
Online pornography normalises sexual behaviours that are not “how to go around wooing a woman”, a peer has said as he called for compulsory age verification checks….
Duty of care loophole could let ‘pernicious’ forms of child abuse persist online, warn MPs
Insidious forms of child abuse and violence against women will persist online because of loopholes in the Government’s planned duty of care laws, MPs have warned. The…
NHS chief warns social media firms to ‘step up’ and take action over promotion of weight loss drugs
The NHS chief executive has warned social media firms to “step up to the mark” over the promotion of a dangerous “hourglass figure” supplement on websites like…