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Meta sues Ofcom over fines regime for breaches of Online Safety Act

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Facebook and Instagram owner claims charges should not be calculated based on a company’s global revenueMeta has launched a legal challenge against the UK’s media regulator over the fees and fines regime it is enforcing under landmark digital safety legislation.The Facebook and Instagram owner is claiming that Ofcom’s methodology for calculating the charges is flawed […]

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UK schools should remove pupils’ online photos as AI blackmail threat grows, say experts

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Criminals are manipulating pictures found on school websites and social media to create sexually explicit images UK schools should remove pictures of pupils’ faces from their websites and social media accounts because blackmailers are using them to create sexually explicit images, experts have said.Child safety experts and the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) warn that

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Meta found in breach of EU law for failing to keep children off platforms

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Commission says tech company does not have effective measures to keep under-13s off Facebook and InstagramThe tech company Meta has been found to be in breach of EU law for failing to prevent children under 13 from using its Facebook and Instagram platforms.Issuing the preliminary findings of a nearly two-year investigation, the European Commission said

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What is a passkey, how does it work and why is it better than a password?

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Login method for apps and websites stored on users’ devices provides stronger security and is resistant to phishing and breachesThe UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has called time on the password – from now on, you should use a passkey.The NCSC said this week it would no longer recommend using passwords where passkeys were available.

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Criminal gangs profiting as child sexual abuse websites double, experts say

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Analyst who worked on Internet Watch Foundation report says content exists ‘across all social media platforms’ and is ‘very easy’ to findThe number of commercial child sexual abuse websites has doubled in a year as experts say that criminal gangs are making “huge profits” from online sexual exploitation.According to data collected by the Internet Watch

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Starmer tells social media firms in No 10 meeting ‘things can’t go on like this’

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PM summons senior figures from Meta, TikTok, Google and X and says social media is ‘putting our children at risk’Keir Starmer has told social media bosses “things can’t go on like this” in a Downing Street meeting over internet safety.The prime minister summoned senior figures at Meta, TikTok, Google and X to No 10 on

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Goldman Sachs chief ‘hyper-aware’ of risks from Anthropic’s Mythos AI

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US bank has the Claude model and is working closely with the tech firm to improve cyber protectionGoldman Sachs’s chief executive, David Solomon, has said he is “hyper-aware” of the capabilities of Anthropic’s Mythos AI model and is working “closely” with the tech firm after it issued warnings about the cybersecurity risk it poses.The US

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Keep under-fives’ screen time to no more than an hour a day, UK advice says

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Keir Starmer promises to help parents limit children’s online activity as government issues guidance to familiesChildren under five should spend no more than an hour a day on screens, new government advice says.Screen time for children under two should be avoided except for shared activities encouraging interaction, families are advised. Continue reading…

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Protect men and boys from manosphere influencers, Labour MPs tell Ofcom

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Exclusive: Group says measures to curb harmful content will also help to tackle violence against women and girlsMen and boys need as much protection as women and girls from harmful influencers and “the worst parts of the internet”, a group of MPs have told Ofcom as they called for the regulator to give specific guidance

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Amount of AI-generated child sexual abuse material found online surged in 2025

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Internet Watch Foundation verified 8,029 pieces of realistic AI-made content, with 65% of videos in worst categoryThe amount of AI-generated child sexual abuse material found online rose by 14% last year, with the majority of videos showing the most extreme type of content, according to a safety watchdog.The Internet Watch Foundation said it identified 8,029

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