The Wikimedia Foundation is suing the U.K. government over the Online Safety Act, claiming it threatens the privacy and safety of Wikipedia’s volunteer editors. Its complaint is centered around ...

Sextortion is a digital crime in which an individual (often a predator) threatens to share intimate images, videos, or messages of a victim unless a demand — be it monetary compensation ...

Esther Ghey describes becoming friends with mother of girl who killed her daughter Campaigner Esther Ghey has told the BBC she is "frustrated" at the government's approach to online safety ...

Roblox CEO David Baszucki advises parents who are uncomfortable with their children's online safety to keep them off the platform. He reassures that Roblox prioritizes user safety, implementing AI ...

Online harms regulator Ofcom can begin enforcing its Illegal Content codes under the Online Safety Act (OSA) after giving firms three months to prepare. Published 16 December 2024, Ofcom’s ...

UK's Online Safety Act (OSA) forces tech companies to detect and remove dangerous online content, threatening fines of up to 10 percent of global turnover. In extreme cases, widely used platforms ...

On Safer Internet Day, Microsoft released the ninth edition of its Global Online Safety Survey, shedding light on AI adoption and online safety trends worldwide, including in India. The report ...

Empowering our children with Internet safety knowledge and tools has myriad benefits. It can help them avoid potentially harmful or traumatic experiences, build healthy online habits and ...

MANILA, Philippines — A Senate bill seeking to include internet safety education in the curriculum of elementary and high school students to protect them from online dangers has been filed by ...

First introduced in 2022, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is a bipartisan bill purportedly designed to make the internet safer for minors, defined as anyone 16 and younger. Over the past two ...

Sean O'Grady is head of Trust and Safety at Pocket Worlds. Before that, he worked at TikTok. He says there are good resources to help parents navigate the complexity of online safety. This as-told ...

Over the past month, Australians have noticed that their iOS devices, including iPhones and iPads, have gained an odd string of text — “ONLINE_SAFETY_AU ...