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Online Safety Bill 'Could Pose Risk' To Balance Of Power Between Government And Tech Firms, Peer Warns
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.
Virtual Reality 'Metaverse' Could Pose New Dangers To Children Online
Technology
Virtual Reality "Metaverse" Could Pose New Dangers To Children Online
Parliamentarians will be warned that the landmark Online Safety Bill may not currently go far enough to protect from emerging child safety threats posed by online virtual reality communities known as the "metaverse".
Why the Online Safety Bill needs a ‘metaverse’ amendment Partner content
Economy
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Why the Online Safety Bill needs a ‘metaverse’ amendment
The Online Safety Bill is an important piece of legislation which will help keep users safe in many forms of online activity. However, the bill is in danger of making a critical oversight – immersive online experiences, using technology like virtual reality (VR), must be made subject to the same provisions as other types of user-generated content.
A delayed Online Safety Bill puts us all at risk Partner content
Education
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
A delayed Online Safety Bill puts us all at risk
As new technologies such as the metaverse develop, a whole host of additional risks are emerging without proper safeguards to protect online Britons. Delays on the Online Safety Bill risk us falling behind on important advances, and MPs agree.
Safeguarding the Metaverse: Why regulation must not lose pace with emerging technologies Partner content
Education
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Safeguarding the Metaverse: Why regulation must not lose pace with emerging technologies
Technological change can be rapid and bewildering. Aspects of technology that are now commonplace would have been simply unimaginable just a few years ago.