Category: Online abuse

Starmer warns Trump’s US tariffs not just ‘short-term tactical exercise’ – UK politics live

PM says measures mark ‘the beginning of a new era’ for trade and the global economyInternet safety campaigners have expressed alarm about reports that the Online Safety Act could be reviewed as part of the economic...

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Government publishes 417-page list of US goods that could be affected by retaliatory tariffs – UK politics live

No 10 opens online consultation into potential retaliatory tariffs against US as business secretary says there is still hope for economic deal between countriesInternet safety campaigners have expressed alarm about reports that...

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Government launching consultation over possible retaliatory tariffs against US, says business secretary – UK politics live

Jonathan Reynolds says retaliatory tariffs are one option but the government believes economic deal between both countries could be possibleInternet safety campaigners have expressed alarm about reports that the Online Safety...

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‘Revenge porn’ abusers allowed to keep devices with illicit images

Prosecutors in England and Wales are failing to obtain orders requiring the deletion of intimate content shared without consent, analysis revealsPerpetrators of “revenge porn” offences are being allowed to keep...

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Tech giants told UK online safety laws ‘not up for negotiation’

Senior cabinet minister promises not to dilute new measures despite Zuckerberg’s attacks on countries ‘censoring’ contentBritain’s new laws to boost safety and tackle hate speech online are “not up...

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Australian-style social media ban for under-16s ‘a retrograde step’, say UK charities

Child safety experts say similar move in Britain would penalise young people for the failings of tech companiesHow Australia’s tough social media ban compares to laws in other countriesUK politics live – latest...

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Deluge of abuse sent on X to prominent UK politicians in election period

Rishi Sunak, Keir Starmer, Diane Abbott, Suella Braverman and Sadiq Khan received between them 85,000 abusive messages, study findsThe UK’s most prominent politicians were subjected to a deluge of abuse on X during the...

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Ministers urged to act over physical and online intimidation in UK election

MPs and candidates who faced abuse discuss polling station buffer zones and action to tackle social media‘Constant abuse’: three UK candidates on their election experienceMPs and candidates who faced abuse on the...

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