The UK Government has announced a consultation on children’s social media use and a ban on phones inschools in an effort to protect the wellbeing of young people and to create safer online experiences. It will be consulting on restrictions on addictive features, a ban on social media access for children and better age checks….
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According to a new report by the UK Treasury Select Committee, the Bank of England (BOE), Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Treasury are exposing the public and the financial system to serious harm due to their current positions on AI in financial services. The report highlights potential harms to consumers including a lack of…
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Ofcom has opened an investigation into Novi Ltd, which provides an AI character companionchatbot service, about its compliance with age check requirements under the OnlineSafety Act (OSA). In late 2025, Novi’s service had an approximate global reach of nearly 6.5 million monthly users, and between 100,000 and 300,000 monthly users in the UK. Under the…
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The UK Jurisdiction Taskforce of Lawtech UK is consulting on a statement about liability for AI harms in England and Wales. The Taskforce says that the current lack of any AI-specific liability regime in England & Wales (and elsewhere) creates legal uncertainty. This relates to whether a person harmed by AI would have a right…
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During its latest plenary, the European Data Protection Board adopted a report to support the European Commission’s evaluation of the Law Enforcement Directive (LED). The Commission must submit its report on the evaluation and review of the LED to the European Parliament and to the Council by 6 May 2026. It consulted with the European…
Ofcom has opened a formal investigation into X under the Online Safety Act 2023 todecide if it has taken adequate steps to protect people in the UK from illegalcontent. This follows widespread concerns over use of its AI Chatbot Grok to create and shareundressed images of people, which may be considered intimate image abuse orpornography,…
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UK Law ICO publishes updated guidance on international transfers The ICO has updated and enhanced its guidance on international transfers of personal information, with the aim of making it easier for businesses to understand and to comply with the transfer rules under UK GDPR. The updated guidance sets out key requirements, aims to reduce complexity…
Ofcom is consulting on its proposed code of practice setting out the recommended actions that connected TV providers can take to ensure that public service broadcasters’ (PSBs) online players, and the public service content and public service channels they include, are prominent on their platforms. The code of practice also includes recommendations on the actions…
UK law Online Safety Act 2023 (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 made The Online Safety Act 2023 (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 SI 2025/1352 have been made. They amend the priority offences set out in Schedule 7 to the Online Safety Act 2023, adding offences under section 184 of the OSA 2023 (encouraging or assisting…
UK law UK government publishes progress report on copyright and AI The government has published a progress statement about its work to date on copyright and AI. The statement also explains the steps it is taking to prepare a report on the use of copyright works in the development of AI systems; and an economic…