Hacker News with Generative AI: Online Safety

Why UK Online Safety Act may not be safe for bloggers (theregister.com)
Individual publishers could be held liable for visitors' off-topic posts, legal eagle argues

Online Safety, Legislation, Blogging, UK, Law

4 points by LinuxBender 13 days ago | 1 comments

How to Comply with the UK's Online Safety Act; Block the UK (geoblockthe.uk)
The UK's Online Safety Act requires operators of "user to user services" to read through hundreds (if not thousands) of pages of documentation to attempt to craft "meaningful" risk assessments and 'child access assessments' or face £18,000,000 fines, even imprisonment.

UK Law, Online Safety, Censorship, Geoblocking

18 points by Jigsy 13 days ago | 0 comments

Do big tech companies have a 'duty of care' for users? (theconversation.com)
Large social media companies should have to proactively remove harmful content from their platforms, undergo regular “risk assessments” and face hefty fines if they don’t comply, according to an independent review of online safety laws in Australia.

Social Media, Online Safety, Law, Regulation, Technology

8 points by devonnull 17 days ago | 1 comments

UK Users: Lobsters Needs Your Help with the Online Safety Act (lobste.rs)
The UK’s Online Safety Act is scheduled to take effect on March 16, 2025. Lobsters can’t comply with it and needs your help to avoid having to geoblock the UK.

Online Safety, Law, Technology, UK

9 points by gjvc 31 days ago | 0 comments

Websites hosting pornographic content must have age verification for UK users (news.sky.com)
Websites that host pornographic or other harmful content must have "robust" age verification in place for UK users by July at the latest, Ofcom has said.

Pornography, Regulation, UK, Online Safety

5 points by intunderflow 36 days ago | 2 comments

Lobste.rs considers geoblocking UK due to Online Safety Act (lobste.rs)
The UK’s Online Safety Act is scheduled to take effect on March 16, 2025. Lobsters can’t comply with it and needs your help to avoid having to geoblock the UK.

Technology, Censorship, Politics, UK, Online Safety

27 points by sealeck 45 days ago | 1 comments

Death of a Forum: How the UK's Online Safety Act Is Killing Communities (techdirt.com)
We’ve been warning for years that the UK’s Online Safety Act would be a disaster for the open internet.

Online Safety, Regulation, Censorship, Internet, UK

43 points by A1kmm 63 days ago | 3 comments

Lfgss shutting down 16th March 2025 (day before Online Safety Act is enforced) (lfgss.com)

Online Safety, Cycling, Community

798 points by buro9 67 days ago | 544 comments

UK's Online Safety Act comes into force (ofcom.org.uk)
People in the UK will be better protected from illegal harms online, as tech firms are now legally required to start taking action to tackle criminal activity on their platforms, and make them safer by design.

UK Law, Online Safety, Regulation, Tech Companies, Social Media

212 points by AndrewDucker 67 days ago | 363 comments

Last-Minute Update to the Kids Online Safety Act Still Fails to Protect Kids (eff.org)
Late last week, the Senate released yet another version of the Kids Online Safety Act, written, reportedly, with the assistance of X CEO Linda Yaccarino in a flawed attempt to address the critical free speech issues inherent in the bill.

Online Safety, Legislation, Free Speech, Social Media

30 points by verdverm 71 days ago | 1 comments

Chatbots urged teen to self-harm, suggested murdering parents, lawsuit says (arstechnica.com)
Parents suing want Character.AI to delete its models trained on kids' data.

Artificial Intelligence, Lawsuits, Child Safety, Online Safety, Social Media

11 points by pseudolus 73 days ago | 1 comments

"AI pimping" accounts are exploding on social media (marketplace.org)
People behind the accounts paste AI-generated faces on the bodies of real women. There too many to track, says 404 Media's Jason Koebler.

Artificial Intelligence, Social Media, Online Safety, Misinformation

6 points by toomuchtodo 78 days ago | 0 comments

Telegram U-turns and joins child safety scheme (bbc.com)
After years of ignoring pleas to sign up to child protection schemes, the controversial messaging app Telegram has agreed to work with an internationally recognised body to stop the spread of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

Telegram, Child Safety, Messaging Apps, Online Safety

28 points by tartoran 79 days ago | 36 comments

What can we learn from the Andrew Tate data breach? (archive.org)
What can we learn from theAndrew Tate data breach?

Data Breaches, Privacy, Security, Online Safety

16 points by icw_nru 83 days ago | 5 comments

Australian Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024 (aph.gov.au)

Australia, Online Safety, Legislation, Social Media

34 points by arunc 84 days ago | 13 comments

Now Online Safety Act is law, UK has 'priorities' but won't explain 'spy clause' (theregister.com)
The UK government has set out plans detailing how it will use the new law it has created to control online platforms and social media – with one telling exception.

Online Safety, Legislation, United Kingdom, Social Media, Privacy

7 points by beardyw 92 days ago | 0 comments

Social media ban for children under 16 is introduced in Australia's Parliament (apnews.com)
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s communications minister introduced a world-first law into Parliament on Thursday that would ban children under 16 from social media, saying online safety was one of parents’ toughest challenges.

Social Media, Children, Australia, Legislation, Online Safety

17 points by nomilk 92 days ago | 7 comments

Show HN: I made a scam detector and build a public database for it (antiphish.ai)
Since our founding, we've been dedicated to securing your online experience. Join the community of long-time users who trust us with their protection.

Security, Online Safety, Machine Learning, Data

8 points by ngalongc 100 days ago | 6 comments

Orban moving fast: Endorsement of ChatControl on the agenda for Wednesday (digitalcourage.social)

Politics, Censorship, Hungary, Online Safety

15 points by rapnie 137 days ago | 8 comments

How to stop advertisers from tracking your teen across the internet (eff.org)

Privacy, Online Safety, Teenagers, Advertising

118 points by mooreds 138 days ago | 72 comments

CSAM content on Bluesky has risen ten times in just a week (bsky.app)

Social Media, Censorship, Online Safety

57 points by ivewonyoung 167 days ago | 87 comments

Deplatforming puts sex workers at risk (phys.org)