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Government answers parents’ calls for support on screen time with new evidence-backed guidance.
The UK has taken further action against a network that operates illegal scam centres across Southeast Asia.
Government pilots social media bans, time limits and digital curfews in 300 teenage homes to inform national consultation on children's online safety.
Letter from DSIT Secretary of State Liz Kendall to online service providers.
Tech firms must do more to protect women and girls online or face further action, Tech Secretary Liz Kendall warns at major platform roundtable.
Government launches a landmark consultation on UK children's digital wellbeing, covering social media age bans, curfews, AI chatbots and gaming.
New law requires tech platforms to take down non-consensual intimate images within 48 hours or face fines.
A new campaign for parents, full of immediate practical advice on how to talk to your children about harmful online content, as the government bolsters efforts to give every child the healthy upbringing they deserve.
Liz Kendall's statement on the government's next steps on online safety.
Government launches consultation on children's social media use and bans phones in schools to protect young people's wellbeing and ensure safer online experiences.
DSIT Secretary of State statement after concerns over Grok AI.
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall calls for swift action after reports xAI's Grok tool continues to allow generation of intimate deepfake images.
Dating apps and social media platforms must now prevent cyberflashing, as it becomes a priority offence under the Online Safety Act.
Letter from DSIT Secretary of State Liz Kendall to Ofcom Chief Executive Dame Melanie Dawes.
A follow up letter from DSIT Secretary of State Liz Kendall to Ofcom Chief Executive Dame Melanie Dawes.
New legislation sees government work with AI industry and child protection organisations to ensure AI models cannot be misused to create synthetic child sexual abuse images.
Alongside the US Government, the UK has today sanctioned a network that operates illegal scam centres across Southeast Asia.
People will be better protected from seeing unwanted sexual images via social media under toughened laws announced today.
Vulnerable people across the UK will be shielded from the most dangerous content online, as new laws are set to be introduced to prevent devastating self-harm material from reaching people of all ages.
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