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New report suggests almost half of children believe online safety act checks to be easy to bypass
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UK regulator Ofcom welcomes Apple age verification in iOS 26.4 - 9to5Mac
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Fears grow that age verification coming to VPNs as a British research firm labels them a 'loophole' — one app developer saw downloads surge by 1,800% in just the first month after the UK's Online Safety Act took effect
…in downloads in the first month following the UK's Online Safety Act taking effect last year. Some policymakers, including England's Children's Commissioner, have called for VPN services to be…
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UK to ban social media for kids under 16, may impose overnight curfews
…The UK Online Safety Act already requires age checks for porn and other sensitive content. When it took effect last year, it appeared that many people in the UK used VPNs (virtual…