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Restricting Speech By Purportedly Protecting Children

Around the world, governments are censoring speech with the stated goal of shielding youth from online harms.

Reason

‘There is real danger’: landline phone users voice fears over digital switchover

Rural dwellers reveal failings in backup plans, as campaigners call for deadline to be extended from 2027 to 2030

The Guardian - UK

How children are tricking websites into believing they’re adults

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The Independent UK

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Some children are drawing on fake moustaches to bypass online age checks, report finds

A third of children in the UK have bypassed age verification gates, research from Internet Matters suggests

The Independent UK

Ed Balls' 'shocking' clash with Zack Polanski sparks Ofcom fury as GMB bosses 'face pressure to sack host'

Ed Balls had an argument with the Green Party leader on GMB on the ITV breakfast show after being accused of bias

Evening Standard

STV journalists to strike on day of Holyrood election count

The NUJ said the action in a pay row will affect coverage of the results.

Evening Standard

UK watchdog to investigate Telegram over alleged child sexual abuse material

Inquiry launched after Ofcom received evidence that suggested illegal content was being shared on messaging platform

The Guardian - UK

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‘Serious consequences’: Telegram faces major Ofcom probe over child sexual abuse concerns

The UK’s online safety regulator says messaging apps will ‘face serious consequences’ if they fail to protect children

The Independent UK

Royal Mail invests £500m to tackle late deliveries as second-class post cut back

Courier promises to meet new delivery targets by next May after being fined last year for poor record

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail unveils £500m investment plan to improve delivery times

The group is set to begin rolling out changes to letter deliveries next month that will see second-class post scrapped on Saturdays.

Evening Standard

Royal Mail pledges £500m to tackle post delivery delays

Regulator Ofcom said Royal Mail must now ‘get on and implement’ its improvement plan

The Independent UK

VodafoneThree's satellite ambitions could rid the UK of "not spots" once and for all

Worrying about less than four bars is a thing of the past, if this UK network initiative pays off

‘I feel like I’m losing her’: the families torn apart by older relatives going far right

It starts with a ‘back in my day’ nostalgic meme – then suddenly your elders are sharing AI-generated ‘boomerslop’ and repeating conspiracy theories …

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail set to scrap second class post on Saturdays

CWU members are now set to be consulted on the agreement

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Second class post on Saturdays set to go by year-end after union deal agreed

Royal Mail has been locked in talks with the staff union over how to roll out changes that will see second class post delivered every other weekday.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer tells social media firms: ‘Things can’t go on like this’

PM demands real world changes in Downing Street meeting with senior figures from Meta, TikTok, Google and X

TechRadar

VodafoneThree gets Ofcom approval to bring satellite connectivity to your smartphone

Ofcom has given O2 and VodafoneThree permission to use satellite connectivity in 2026, but it needs to update handset rules.

The Independent UK

Explicit content consistently recommended to 13-year-olds on X, report finds

Campaigners urge social media site to takes ‘its responsibility to protect children seriously’

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The Guardian - UK

Telegraph takeover by German buyer cleared by culture secretary

Lisa Nandy says there are no grounds to refer Axel Springer deal to Ofcom, ending almost three years of uncertainty for titles

The Guardian - UK

Social media was once a great global conversation. Now it’s just individuals locked into their own private worlds

I met the mother of my children on Twitter – and made lasting friendships. But now social media isn’t so social, says academic philosopher and writer Tom Whyman

The Independent UK

How much compensation you’ll get if your broadband goes down under new rules

These 10 providers are signed up to Ofcom’s compensation scheme

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan urges social media crackdown over London crime ‘disinformation’

New research suggests state actors and extreme right-wing groups are behind many misleading posts about the capital

The Independent UK

Tech bosses could face jail for failing to remove revenge porn from websites

An amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill will be debated next week

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan demands stronger action on social media ‘outrage economy’

Mayor says disinformation, including about London crime rates, is ‘eating away at basic bonds of trust’

The Independent UK

Former Channel 4 chair set to steer Ofcom

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