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Wikipedia loses challenge against UK Online Safety Act rules

A High Court ruling in the UK has quashed Wikipedia’s attempt to overturn part of the country’s divisive Online Safety Act. Judges dismissed the Wikimedia Foundation’s challenge to rules that could place the online encyclopaedia under the law’s strictest category of regulation.

Euronews

Wikipedia challenged the UK's new Online Safety Act and lost, but may have set a new precedent for fighting the rules all the same

The ruling "does not give Ofcom and the secretary of state a green light to implement a regime that would significantly impede Wikipedia’s operations."

PC Gamer

Wikipedia can challenge Online Safety Act if strictest rules apply to it, says judge

Wikimedia Foundation says it will be forced reduce access to site if it is classified as a category 1 provider

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Wikipedia loses Online Safety Act legal challenge

Wikipedia has lost a High Court challenge against the UK Government over verification requirements in the Online Safety Act.

The National (Scotland)

Wikipedia loses court challenge against Online Safety Act rules

The action sought to exempt the platform from new regulations

The Independent UK

Wikipedia loses High Court challenge against UK Government

Mr Justice Johnson rejected the claims from the owners of the online encyclopaedia.

Evening Standard

Ofcom’s Age-Verification Crackdown: 6K+ Sites Affected

The United Kingdom has taken one of the most aggressive steps yet in reshaping the open internet.

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Bonnie Blue documentary sparks concern and curiosity

Letters: Louise Riches on the Channel 4 programme and its subject’s extreme sexual behaviour, and Rev Simon Jones on the result of a pseudo-feminist narrative. Plus a letter from Alan Gent

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog names the best and worst UK broadband and phone network providers

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The Independent UK

The most complained-about mobile providers revealed

Ofcom publishes figures for complaints it receives about the UK’s main landline, mobile broadband and pay-TV providers every quarter.

The Independent UK

O2, Three and iD Mobile most complained-about mobile providers – Ofcom

Ofcom publishes figures for complaints it receives about the UK’s main landline, mobile broadband and pay-TV providers every quarter.

Evening Standard

A parents’ guide to keeping kids safe online in the summer holidays

Parenting over the summer holidays, especially when juggling work and childcare, comes with significant challenges. One of those is screen time and staying safe online.

The Conversation

Good Morning Britain presenter left feeling ‘ashamed’ after losing savings to phone scammers

Noel Phillips said that the mental trauma of the incident had left him in ‘excruciating pain’

The Independent UK

Is it illegal to circumvent age verification checks?

Since the introduction of online age verification, many citizens have been looking for ways to get around it. But is this legal?

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Evening Standard

YouTube ads should be monitored like traditional media, say Lib Dems

The party said YouTube ads should be screened for ‘harmful and misleading content’.

The Guardian - UK

Lib Dems call for urgent regulation of YouTube ads after wave of scams

Party wants video platform to face same scrutiny as broadcasters due to deepfake and investment scams

The Guardian - UK

Social media battles and barbs on both sides of Atlantic over UK Online Safety Act

Farage accuses government of being ‘so below the belt’ as right wing doubles down on censorship claims

The Guardian - UK

UK pornography taskforce to propose banning ‘barely legal’ content after Channel 4 documentary airs

Programme about performer Bonnie Blue condemned for ‘glamorising and normalising’ extreme pornography

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It's not surprising that the Online Safety Act doesn't cover personal data safety

The concerns raised about personal data safety by age verification checks in the UK are not unfounded

The Guardian - UK

Palestine Action ban coupled with Online Safety Act ‘a threat to public debate’

Rights bodies say new law and proscription of direct action group create risk of censorship of Gaza-related content

TechRadar

What is age verification? The privacy nightmare facing millions of UK internet users

Following the rollout of the UK Online Safety Act, Britons are now being asked to confirm their age across the internet. Here’s everything you need to know.

The Guardian - UK

UK Online Safety Act risks ‘seriously infringing’ free speech, says X

Elon Musk’s social media platform says lawmakers made a ‘conscientious decision’ to increase censorship

International Business Times UK

Nigel Farage Fallout Shows UK–US Free Speech Divide as Democrats Slam Online Safety Act

Nigel Farage's criticism of the UK's Online Safety Act exposes deep UK–US divisions on free speech as US lawmakers warn the law could enable global censorship.

TechRadar

'No plans to repeal the Online Safety Act' – UK government responds to age verification backlash

Opposition to the UK's Online Safety Act is growing as age verification rules come into force, but the government isn't backing down.

Reason

The U.K. Keeps Threatening To Censor American Tech Companies

X has begun restricting content related to Gaza for its U.K. users, and Reddit has implemented age-verification measures to view posts about cigars.

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