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12 Mar Social affairs

Gamblers need more control of their data, not less

The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill mustn’t remove existing protections for the public before they’ve even been deployed.

13 Sep 2023 Technology

Online Safety Bill Set To Pass But "Huge Gaps" Could Remain

The historic Online Safety Bill has reached its final stages of parliament, but a number of figures who have sought to shape the legislation fear that "huge gaps" remain in the law to make the internet a safer place.

19 Apr 2023 Technology

Everything you need to know about the Online Safety Bill

The Online Safety Bill has had a long route through Parliament, now entering the committee stage in the House of Lords with amendments that span across more than 100 pages to be debated.

19 Apr 2023 Technology

Online Safety Bill "Could Pose Risk" To Balance Of Power Between Government And Tech Firms, Peer Warns

The Online Safety Bill risks trying to do too much too quickly while giving too much power to the secretary of state, according to a Conservative peer.

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14 Jul 2022 Communities

IET comments on reports of a delay in the Online Safety Bill

A joint comment from Catherine Allen, co-author of the IET’s Safeguarding the metaverse report and member of the IET’s Digital Policy Panel, and child safety advocate and IET Honorary Fellow, Carol Vorderman M.A.(Cantab) MBE:

12 Jul 2022 Culture

Peter Wanless: The next Prime Minister must redouble efforts to protect children from online harms

Less than a week since Boris Johnson resigned, the number of MPs who have thrown their hat in the ring to be next Prime Minister has already reached double figures.

How the Online Safety Bill jeopardises the foundation of security online

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17 May 2022 Home affairs

How the Online Safety Bill jeopardises the foundation of security online

Undermining encryption means the Online Safety Bill in its current form is not fit for purpose.

Glaring loophole in Online Safety Bill must be closed to ensure victims get the protection they need from scams

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19 Apr 2022 Education

Glaring loophole in Online Safety Bill must be closed to ensure victims get the protection they need from scams

Britain is in the grip of a fraud epidemic. Fraud is easily the most common type of crime and last year represented almost two in five of all reported crime incidents. That’s more than theft, violent and knife crime combined.

21 Mar 2022 Culture

We finally have an Online Safety Bill with real teeth to regulate harmful online content

Way, way, way back in the day (actually twelve years ago), as minister for technology I responded to a debate called by then MP Claire Perry, who was quite rightly concerned by how easy it was for kids to access adult content online.

09 Feb 2022 Social affairs

MPs Call For An "Extreme Porn" Ban To Be Added To The Online Safety Bill

The chair of the Joint Select Committee on the Online Safety Bill has called for “extreme pornography” to be banned from the internet in the UK.

08 Feb 2022 Culture

We must turn the tide on Britain's rampant fraud problem

The recent resignation of the government’s anti-fraud minister, Lord Agnew, was a dramatic and critical reminder of the scale of the UK’s rampant fraud problem and its inability to tackle it.

14 Dec 2021 Culture

The Online Safety Bill will not fix everything – but this is an overdue start

There is little doubt that the exponential growth of the tech sector has come at a price for children, individuals and society.

22 Nov 2021 Economy

Social war: Will the Online Safety Bill keep us safe?

From Myspace to the Metaverse, our online space has changed dramatically over the last two decades – and now legislation is having to play catch up. Georgina Bailey reports on whether the much-heralded Online Safety Bill can bring about the changes needed.

19 Nov 2021 Culture

The Age Assurance Bill will enforce much needed protections for children online

Age Assurance is one of the most disputed but least understood areas of digital policy. Often characterized as a fight between privacy and safety – which fails to account for the fact that the tech sector is predicated on surveillance (data collection) and knowing their customer (ad targeting).

19 Nov 2021 Social affairs

MPs Want A Crackdown On "Extreme Porn" Fearing It Is Too Violent And Mainstream

MPs are investigating possible ways to regulate extreme commercial pornography online, which they worry has become “much more violent” and mainstream.

17 Nov 2021 Health

We need to start taking problem gambling in the military as seriously as alcohol abuse

We expect the government to do right by our armed forces; to protect them during active duty and care for them as veterans. As a nation we have enshrined this in the Armed Forces Covenant. Each year the public express their gratitude on Remembrance Day. These tributes, however, should not begin and end on November 11th. We need world class welfare support services for all those in the military.

25 Oct 2021 Social affairs

Facebook Whistleblower Warns MPs Political Unrest Organised On Social Media Is Just The "Opening Chapter"

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen has warned that events like the Capitol Riots and ethinic violence in Ethiopia are just “opening chapters” to worse events if social media companies are left unchecked.

18 Oct 2021 Home affairs

Dominic Raab Supports Removing Online Anonymity To Tackle "Out Of Control" Abuse Of MPs

The deputy prime minister has shown support for calls from the Home Secretary to crack down on online abuse in faced by MPs.

13 Sep 2021 Culture

Ex-Love Islander Says Government Should Be Doing More To Promote Positive Image Of Influencers

Exclusive: Amy Hart — who appeared on Love Island in 2019 — told PoliticsHome she wants ministers to do more to support the work of online influencers whilst also cracking down on abuse.

29 Jul 2021 Economy

Online Platforms Are In An “Arms Race” With Scammers Against Harmful Content, Says Advertising Regulator

The chair of the UK’s independent advertising regulator has described how the body and the online platforms it oversees are in an “arms race” against “sophisticated” scammers.

15 Jun 2021 Culture

Government must implement pornography safeguards

Failure to implement Part 3 of the Digital Economy Act will cause more harm to our most vulnerable citizens, children, and compound degrading attitudes towards women and girls.

The Online Safety Bill puts the security of all citizens and communities at risk

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15 Jun 2021 Home affairs

The Online Safety Bill puts the security of all citizens and communities at risk

Prohibiting end-to-end encryption is not the way to keep people safe online in an increasingly unstable world.

Government must enforce pornography safeguards

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09 Jun 2021 Home affairs

Government must enforce pornography safeguards

If the Government is ambitious, the UK could become a trailblazer in preventing online harms.

06 Apr 2021 Culture

Government can’t tackle online harm without cracking down on online scams

Failing to tackle online scams in the Online Harms Bill makes a mockery of the government's promise to create world-leading online protections and will hit vulnerable people hardest.