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Online Safety Act to be tightened on self-harm exposure

Samaritans said communications regulator Ofcom must ‘use their powers to hold platforms to account so we can save more lives lost to suicide’.

Evening Standard

One in four vapes confiscated from students contain ‘highly addictive’ Spice drug

Researchers surveyed social media accounts over a three-month period, tracking those claing to sell THC vapes

The Independent UK

Up to one in four vapes confiscated in school contain spice, study finds

Researchers analysed 1,923 e-cigarettes and e-liquids, collected from 114 schools across seven regions in England.

Evening Standard

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Almost 600 complaints for TV presenter after immigration rant

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The Independent UK

Ofcom receives hundreds of complaints after Rylan Clark's immigration comments

Rylan Clark’s comments about immigration on ITV’s This Morning have sparked hundreds of Ofcom complaints

The National (Scotland)

Rylan Clark’s comments on immigration receive hundreds of Ofcom complaints

The discussion, which aired on August 27, garnered 576 complaints according to the regulator following a discussion about immigration in the UK.

Evening Standard

Rylan Clark’s immigration rant sparks hundreds of Ofcom complaints

Ofcom is yet to decide if the complaints will be investigated

The Independent UK

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Age verification legislation is tanking traffic to sites that comply, and rewarding those that don't

So much for horny jail.

PC Gamer

Royal Mail second-class delivery cuts will take ‘many months’ to roll out

Firm returns to profit a year after parent IDS agreed to acquisition by Daniel Křetínský’s EP Group

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail returns to profit after ‘year of change’

Royal Mail delivered underlying earnings, excluding voluntary redundancy costs, of £12 million for the year to March 31.

Evening Standard

UK anti-slavery commissioner launches investigation into ‘pimping websites’

Eleanor Lyons will interview women who say they have been trafficked into sex work and advertised online

The Guardian - UK

UK Steam users must register a credit card to unlock game titles with adult content — UK’s Online Safety Act requires blocking minors from accessing mature content

Valve has started enforcing a new UK-only rule on Steam: If you want to browse or buy “mature” games, you’ll need to put a valid credit card on file.

Tom’s Hardware

Xbox Gamers Must Hand Over ID or Lose Online Chat — New UK Law Forces Age Checks to 'Protect Children'

Xbox will require UK players to verify their age by early 2026 or lose full access to online chat and invites, as Microsoft implements the Online Safety Act with ID-based and facial-age options and Ofcom threatens fines of up to 10% of global turnover.

International Business Times UK

Booking.com Slammed as Brits Say Scam Messages Look '100% Genuine' — Ofcom Urged to Step In

Booking.com is under fire after reports of fake listings, phishing emails and rising fraud cases. Which is urging Ofcom to review the platform's safety measures.

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Evening Standard

Royal Mail owner set to return to profit in first figures since £3.6bn takeover

Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group completed its takeover of Royal Mail owner International Distribution Services in June.

Benzinga

4chan Sues UK Regulator Over Online Safety Law After Trump Administration Pressure Forces UK To Drop Apple Encryption Backdoor

U.S.-based internet forums 4chan and Kiwi Farms are suing Britain's media regulator Ofcom over its enforcement of the Online Safety Act, escalating tensions between American tech groups and European regulators while U.S. officials celebrate a major privacy victory for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL).

The National (Scotland)

US online forum launches legal case against Ofcom amid Online Safety Act row

ONLINE forum 4Chan has launched a legal case against British regulator Ofcom in the US over claims it attempted to “censor” the website ...

Evening Standard

Online forum 4Chan sues Ofcom in the US over ‘attempt to censor’

The website filed the complaint alongside another online forum, Kiwi Farms.

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The Independent UK

Why online forum 4Chan is suing Ofcom in the US

The website filed the complaint alongside another online forum, Kiwi Farms

Evening Standard

Emmerdale death scene sparks 158 Ofcom complaints from shocked viewers

Mackenzie ‘Mack’ Boyd, played by Lawrence Robb, was apparently killed off in brutal fashion after five years on the long-running soap

International Business Times UK

4chan Faces UK Ban? Ofcom Warns It Could Block Site After Refusal to Pay Daily Online Safety Fines

UK regulator Ofcom investigates 4chan under the Online Safety Act and has issued a provisional notice of contravention for failing to comply with illegal content risk assessment and information requests.

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail still missing delivery targets after sale to Czech tycoon Křetínský

Both first and second class mail lag behind Ofcom’s target in quarterly update after EP Group’s takeover

What Hi-Fi?

I’ve done the measuring, and your TV's Filmmaker Mode isn’t just great for picture quality – it’s great for saving energy, too

And how does running a flagship OLED TV compare to boiling your kettle?

The Guardian - UK

Social media still pushing suicide-related content to teens despite new UK safety laws

Researchers who set up dummy accounts as 15-year-old girl were bombarded with self-harm and depression posts

The Independent UK

Rising number of children viewing violent and degrading pornography online, commissioner says

Some children are accessing pornography ‘accidentally through dangerous algorithms’

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