‘A sex offender convicted of making more than 1,000 indecent images of children has been banned from using any “AI creating tools” for the next five years in the first known case of its kind.’
The Guardian, 21st April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Grindr faces the prospect of legal action by hundreds of users who will allege that the dating app shared highly sensitive personal information, including in some cases their HIV status, with advertising companies.’
The Guardian, 22nd April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK’s terror watchdog has criticised Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta for lowering the minimum age for WhatsApp users from 16 to 13, warning that the “extraordinary” move could expose more teenagers to extreme content.’
The Guardian, 18th April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘New guidance has been issued by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to help content platforms meet their duties under the UK’s Online Safety Act in a way that accords with UK data protection law.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th February 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) today struck off the practitioner it found earlier this week had published antisemitic and offensive posts on Twitter.’
Legal Futures, 23rd February 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘More potential victims have been urged to come forward after a man was jailed for raping a girl he met on Snapchat.’
BBC News, 22nd February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The second moderator of a dark web forum for sharing indecent pictures of children to be jailed within a week has today received five years and four months in prison.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 19th February 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘An alarming rise in sexual assaults on children by other children is being fuelled by access to a “toxic” online culture, Britain’s most senior child protection officer has warned, as an Observer investigation revealed a sharp increase in abuse by under-18s reported to police.’
The Guardian, 17th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A mechanic from Cheshire who created and ran child sexual abuse sites on the dark web has been jailed for 16 years.’
The Guardian, 14th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A 39-year-old man has become the first person in England and Wales to be convicted of cyberflashing, which became an offence in January as part of the Online Safety Act.’
The Guardian, 12th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The actor Laurence Fox has lost his High Court libel battle with two people he referred to as paedophiles on social media.’
The Independent, 29th January 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Fake reviews and unavoidable hidden online charges – which cost consumers £2.2bn a year – are to be banned under new laws to force businesses to be more clear with shoppers.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Ofcom is to gain more powers over BBC online services, including the BBC News website, as part of a series of changes unveiled by the government.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An online sex blackmailer who subjected dozens of victims to “mental torture” – forcing them to film degrading sexual acts including the abuse of a seven-year-old girl – has been jailed for 24 years.’
The Independent, 20th January 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A “cynical and manipulative” fraudster who stole more than £30,000 from women he met online has been jailed.’
BBC News, 16th January 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Online Safety Bill received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023, becoming the Online Safety Act (“the Act”). Its aim is to deliver on the government’s commitment to “make the UK the safest place to be online”, by imposing statutory duties on social media companies and search engines[1] (“service providers”) to ensure that they implement measures to protect individuals from illegal and harmful content online.’
2 Hare Court, 28th November 2023
Source: www.2harecourt.com
‘Following the announcement by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) of their review into how period and fertility-tracking apps process user information, my data protection colleagues David Hall and Robert Beveridge, carried out an assessment of the data protection compliance of a small sample of apps and provide their top tips for FemTech app providers.’
Mills & Reeve, 3rd January 2024
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
‘The UK should “urgently consider” new laws to stop AI recruiting terrorists, a counter-extremism think tank says.’
BBC News, 3rd January 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A doctor who bought illegal drugs to sell to customers on the dark web using the Star Wars pseudonym “Imperial Storm Trooper” has been jailed for five years.’
The Independent, 17th December 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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