2023-11-28
58% of users of #GenerativeAI are concerned about its future impact on society finds @Ofcom. “Interestingly, the most prolific users of [#GenAI] among this broader group - the online 16-24-year-olds - are also most likely to be worried about its societal implications (67%). ”⬇️
Ofcom
A study of UK teenagers: 79% of online users aged 13 to 17 use generative AI, compared to 31% of internet users aged 16+; 51% of ages 7 to 17 use Snap's My AI
Teenagers and children in the UK are far more likely than adults to have embraced generative artificial intelligence (AI) …
2023-09-20
Ministers come and go - more than most in the case of the #OnlineSafetyBill - so it's good to see the one getting it over the line acknowledge the hardworking @SciTechgovuk officials, many of whom have stuck at it for many years. (I trust the drinks are on him tonight. 😉)
TechCrunch
The UK's parliament passes the Online Safety Bill, in the works since 2019, paving the way for Royal Assent and the bill becoming law in the coming days
Controversial UK legislation that brings in a new regime of content moderation rules for online platforms and services …
Yesterday, @CarnegieUKTrust reflected on the “broad consensus” in Parliament re the #OnlineSafetyBill aims and urgency, and the “unfashionably constructive and collaborative” tone of debates - especially in @UKHouseofLords. Here's their closing debate.👏🏻 https://hansard.parliament.uk/ ...
TechCrunch
The UK's parliament passes the Online Safety Bill, in the works since 2019, paving the way for Royal Assent and the bill becoming law in the coming days
Controversial UK legislation that brings in a new regime of content moderation rules for online platforms and services …
2023-09-06
The #OnlineSafetyBill receives its Third Reading in @UKHouseofLords this afternoon - debate likely to start sometime after 330pm. Lords Whip's list here: https://www.lordswhips.org.uk/ ... 1/2
Financial Times
The UK government pulls back from new encryption rules in the Online Safety Bill, averting a clash with Big Tech, as the bill enters its final stages
Ministers will not immediately enforce online safety bill powers to scan apps after WhatsApp threatened shutdown
2022-06-01
Important @Ofcom research on women and girls' online experience out today. But this statement is debatable: “the future Online Safety Act will place duties on tech firms, which will help ensure all users - including women and girls - are better protected against online harm.” 1/3 https://twitter.com/...
BBC
Ofcom survey of 6,600+ UK adults: women are more likely than men to face abuse or harmful content online; 42% of women felt comfortable speaking freely online
The head of media regulator Ofcom says tech firms must do more to protect women online, after its report revealed they were more likely to be victims.