More than 14,000 Love Island complaints rejected by Ofcom Complaints related to alleged bullying, concern over contestants’ mental health and race and gender-based discrimination. Evening Standard · Aug 18, 2025
UK traffic to popular porn sites slumps after age checks introduced Figures from digital data company show effect of strict rules brought in last month under Online Safety Act The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2025
NGOs urge Nandy to halt sale of Telegraph over China links Letter from rights groups says RedBird Capital’s proposed takeover threatens media pluralism and transparency The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2025
Case dismissed – Wikipedia loses UK Online Safety Act legal challenge, but it may still be safe from age checks The Wikimedia Foundation has lost its legal challenge against the Online Safety Act, but it may still be on the right track to resist new rules. TechRadar · Aug 12, 2025
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 · Aug 12, 2025
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 · Aug 11, 2025
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 The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2025
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) · Aug 11, 2025
Wikipedia loses High Court challenge against UK Government Mr Justice Johnson rejected the claims from the owners of the online encyclopaedia. Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2025
Wikipedia loses court challenge against Online Safety Act rules The action sought to exempt the platform from new regulations The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2025
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. inkl · Aug 11, 2025
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 · Aug 8, 2025
Watchdog names the best and worst UK broadband and phone network providers IN FULL The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025
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 · Aug 7, 2025
Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2025 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.
The Conversation · Aug 6, 2025 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 Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025 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’
Tom’s Guide · Aug 6, 2025 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?
Evening Standard · Aug 6, 2025 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 · Aug 5, 2025 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 · Aug 4, 2025 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 · Aug 3, 2025 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
Tom’s Guide · Aug 3, 2025 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 · Aug 2, 2025 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 · Aug 1, 2025 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.