[Link] UK Revives Dangerous Attempt to Verify Age of People Who Watch Porn

Read: 8/2/2022 www.vice.com

The bill would require social networks, and any websites that allow users to upload content, to enact a “duty of care” that would require sites to proactively remove harmful or illegal content.

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[Link] The UK finally got Big Tech to boost teens’ privacy

Read: 17/8/2021 www.protocol.com

Social media platforms are suddenly all increasing privacy standards for teen users. Why now, after all these years? It looks like new U.K. privacy rules got the ball rolling.

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