Since the introduction of its Children’s code of practice in 2021, the ICO has been working with online services including websites, apps and games to provide better privacy protections for children, aimed at ensuring their personal information is used appropriately within the digital world. The ICO says that there has been significant progress and many…
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UK law Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill receives second reading The Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill has received its second reading in the House of Lords. Committee stage is yet to be scheduled. The Bil is a private member’s bill which would introduce a new body, the AI Authority, which would have various functions designed to help…
The Digital Markets Act regulates gatekeepers (large digital platforms that provide an important gateway between business users and consumers, whose position can grant them the power to create a bottleneck in the digital economy). Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft were designated by the European Commission as gatekeepers in September 2023, and were required…
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Ofcom is seeking evidence to inform its codes of practice and guidance on the additional duties that will apply to some of the most widely used online sites and apps, designated as “categorised” services, under the Online Safety Act. Under the Act, all in-scope tech firms must put in place appropriate safety measures to protect…
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8 March 2024 UK law ASA investigates supplier pathway of irresponsible ads online The ASA has launched two projects aimed at better understanding where responsibility lies for inappropriately targeted and irresponsible ads that appear online. This work forms part of its strategy commitment to protect vulnerable audiences, including children, and to bring greater transparency and…
Ofcom has published a roadmap to regulating the new Media Bill, which is currently passing through the UK parliament. This article considers the aspects of most interest to SCL readers. The measures in the Bill include: The Bill will require changes to the Ofcom fee structures for many services that it currently regulates, as well…
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The guidance aims to help organisations caught by the Online Safety Act to also comply with data protection laws. The ICO has issued guidance to organisations that come within the scope of the Online Safety Act 2023 to help them comply with data protection law as they carry out content moderation to meet their online…
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Only 20% of influencers disclose that their content is advertising. The European Commission and national consumer protection authorities have issued the results of a sweep of social media posts by 572 influencers. The sweep found that 97% posted commercial content but only one in five systematically indicated that their content was advertising. The objective of…
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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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