UK internet policing plan in face-off with encrypted messengers
The Online Safety Bill gives the regulator, Ofcom, the power to require tech companies to identify child sex abuse material in private messages. However, WhatsApp's boss has said it would rather be blocked in the UK than compromise on privacy, with Signal, its smaller rival, saying the same.
The... Read more
UK struggles to pass Online Safety Bill, lags behind European Union
Less than a month after the Digital Services Act (DSA) took effect in the European Union, London is still struggling to put together its version of the legislation, known as the Online Safety Bill.
The UK government made another attempt on Monday when Digital Secretary Michelle Donelan submitted... Read more