10/17/2024 12:06:31 PM Breaking news: Ofcom publishes update on Online Safety enforcement By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Today, 17 October 2024, Ofcom published an update on its progress on the UK's new online safety regime, under the Online Safety Act...
11/29/2022 4:00:10 PM End to end encryption: Will the Online Safety Bill breach human rights laws? By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor The Online Safety Bill is due to make a come-back – Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt has confirmed that it is provisionally due to be...
7/14/2022 9:57:14 AM Will the UK's controversial Online Safety Bill be salvaged, stripped for parts or scrapped altogether? By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Last week, the government's Online Safety Bill was the jewel in the crown of its legislative agenda... but a week is along time in...
7/7/2022 11:16:34 AM Will the UK's Online Safety Bill be preserved, will it be enhanced, or will it go down with Boris Johnson's (premier)ship? By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor The House of Commons DMCS Select Committee has issued a report on the Online Safety Bill, calling for amendments to protect the integrity...
5/27/2022 10:48:39 AM Secretary of State for DCMS creates TikTok video rapping about Online Safety Bill... you read that right! By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Is it safe to come out yet? No, this isn't a parody - at least I'm pretty sure it isn't a parody. Armando Iannucci stopped making The...
3/17/2022 11:02:24 AM TOP 5 NEW THINGS we expect to see in the updated Online Safety Bill By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor The wait for the updated Online Safety Bill is almost over. This ground-breaking piece of legislation will be introduced in the Commons...
3/9/2022 10:08:50 AM Future of online advertising: Will the UK government strengthen or strangle the ASA? By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor With everything going on in the world and in the news, you would be forgiven for missing this announcement - but if you have anything to...
3/8/2022 10:36:57 PM Online Safety: UK Government announces tough new measures to tackle scam and fraudulent online ads By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor The UK government has announced an update to the Online Safety Bill, which will see harmful scam ads being brought within the scope of...
2/4/2022 12:31:43 PM Free webinar: What’s new and what’s next for online safety? AVAILABLE TO VIEW NOW By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Jo Farmer Thank you for joining us for our webinar on the latest developments in relation to the Online Safety Bill, but if you couldn't make the...
1/28/2022 5:37:59 PM EVENT: What’s new, and what’s next, for online safety? By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor The Online Safety Bill is a radical piece of legislation aimed at “making Britain the safest place in the world to be online”. It will do...
12/14/2021 11:19:54 AM Hot off the press: Joint Committee's extensive recommendations to improve Online Safety Bill By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor The Joint Committee responsible for reviewing the controversial Online Safety Bill, has today published its recommendations. The Joint...
9/6/2021 11:17:57 AM UK's Home Secretary backs 'aggressive' ad campaign attacking end-to-end encrypted messages By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor The UK's Home Secretary, Priti Patel, is not in favour of end-to-end encrypted messaging. End-to-end encryption is a security feature...
1/7/2021 12:05:58 PM No platform: Social media platforms take decisive action against Trump By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor While the UK government and Ofcom progresses plans for Online Harms laws in the UK, the outgoing US President continues to test the...
1/4/2021 3:38:30 PM In case you missed it: Stand by for a new online harms regulator... By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Or rather an old regulator with a new job description, because the UK Government has now officially decided to appoint Ofcom as the UK...
11/19/2020 11:17:47 AM Fake News? UK Government considers ‘Duty of Impartiality’ for social media platforms By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Decisions of where and whether to allow or to block various content on social media sites are extremely important. Such decisions can...