Coimisiún na Meán consults on draft Online Safety Code
The consultation ends on 19 January 2024….
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Technology, Society & Justice
UK adult site introduces age verification measures
Tapnet Ltd, which provides the online adult video service RevealMe, has introduced age verification measures, after Ofcom raised concerns that it was not taking adequate measures to prevent children from being able to access pornography on its platform. Under the video sharing legislation, video-sharing platforms established in the UK are required to take measures to…
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Ofcom consults on new guidance about age assurance under the Online Safety Act
Ofcom has published its next consultation regarding the Online Safety Act 2023 about age assurance. Part 5 of the Act imposes specific duties on service providers that display or publish pornographic content on their online services. These include the duty to implement age assurance to ensure that children are not normally able to encounter such…
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Ofcom opens investigation into My Media World Ltd
Ofcom has opened an investigation into My Media World Ltd, in respect of the video-sharing platform service Onevsp (previously known as Brand New Tube). The investigation will consider My Media World Ltd’s compliance with its statutory obligations as the provider of a VSP service under Part 4B of the Communications Act 2003. Part 4B of…
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Ofcom issues first consultation under Online Safety Act 2023
Ofcom has published its first consultation under the Online Safety Act 2023. It focuses on its proposals for how internet services that enable the sharing of user-generated content (user-to-user services) and search services should approach their new duties relating to illegal content. It covers: the causes and impacts of illegal harms; how services should assess…
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Below the Filter: Has the Time for Employment Rights for Content Moderators Finally Arrived?
As the sun rises, a worker prepares for yet another gruelling day at work. For eight hours, their weary eyes confront a barrage of disturbing posts that plunge into the abyss of humanity’s darkest corners: texts, videos and images of suicides, beheadings, explicit sexual acts and other harmful content demand their unwavering attention. They are…
3D Avatars, graveyards, and the Law
Mauricio Figueroa ponders what will happen to the avatars of the dead in the metaverse….
UK negotiating position on US trade talks: the techlaw aspects in summary
UK government says agreement will be “geared towards maximising the UK’s reach in emerging fields like global data flows and artificial intelligence”….
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This Week’s Techlaw News Round-Up
EDPB holds its eighteenth plenary session The EDPB has held its eighteenth plenary session. During the session, the EDPB discussed various issues. It says that the GDPR’s application in its first 20 months has been successful. However, the need for sufficient resources for all supervisory authorities is still a concern and some challenges remain, resulting,…
European Commission outlines strategies for data and artificial intelligence
Consultation on white paper on AI open until May 19 2020. BEUC calls for action to safeguard consumers….
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