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The law criminalises sex workers writing about their lives, discussing health and safety issues and for journalists reporting on sex work.

The Government has today announced the organisations that will sit on the Executive Board of the new UK Council for Internet Safety.

PM Theresa May joins world leaders and internet companies for a Summit on tackling terrorist use of the internet and online terror consequences.

Henry Jones spoke to Nishat from Open Access Government about mental health platform Big White Wall (BWW), in light of expected UK Government White Paper on Online Harms.

The work of the Office for Product Safety and Standards, which is part of the UK’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), around product safety, supporting small business growth and implementing the Industrial Strategy vision of simplifying regulation are explored here.

Three quarters (75%) of parents worry about their children accessing inappropriate adult content online such as violent porn, according to new research.

Marsali Hancock from EP3 Foundation underlines that we don’t have to turn a blind eye concerning cybercrime, illegal content and harmful activities online.

Employers have a duty of care to ensure that employees are not at risk when at work in businesses and organisations across Britain —so how are employers using technology to stay within the law and protect their team?  

Over half of UK parents believe that age restrictions are not working effectively and want stricter verification laws to be introduced online, according to new research

The efforts of the European Commission around tackling illegal content online are charted here by Open Access Government

A new study has revealed that there is major concern amongst brits about unwarranted bitcoin mining on their personal computers

Parents are concerned that their children are ruining their reputations and future career prospects through the content they’re posting online

The Home Office has announced the development of new technology to automatically detect terrorist content on online platforms Developed by the Home Office and ASI Data Science, the technology uses advanced machine learning to analyse the audio and visuals of a video to determine whether it could Daesh propaganda. Tests have...

The prime minister has announced plans to make the UK the safest place to be online, making sure that what is illegal offline is illegal online As set out in the Internet Safety Strategy Green Paper which was published last year, the government is clear that abusive and threatening behaviour...

BullGuard cybersecurity discusses how we can connect with our children to make their online world safer Safer Internet Day aims to encourage safe and positive use of digital technology among children and young people and start conversations about just how important it is. Today’s generation lives in the digital world from...

Wrexham Council is expanding its digital capabilities to enable residents to access more services online… An expansion of Wrexham Council’s digital agenda will enable residents to access more services online. The council has revealed it will continue to grow its online capabilities, saving some £5m from its 2017/18 budget. Currently, Wrexham residents can...

Under new plans announced by the government, all schools will be required to put in place strengthened measures to protect children from online harm… The new plans include protecting children from cyber bullying, pornography and the risk of radicalisation, following recent events that have shown the risks to young people...

A key part of any business’s journey towards ensuring safety excellence, behavioural safety is a proactive method for preventing hazards from escalating into incidents and injuries. If implemented well, it is known to produce a return on investment of around €1.5m, per 100 employees, per year. Successful behavioural safety processes...

Diana Agacy, Blood Transfusion Nurse Practitioner and Phlebotomy Manager at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation gives an overview of the importance of patient safety during blood transfusions. As a transfusion practitioner, the main aspect of my role is to educate healthcare professionals in safe transfusion practice and the first thing...

Defence and Security Experts Nick Newman and Chris Cole of global innovation and transformation consultancy PA Consulting, discuss how online safety has taken a hit amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and how to work together to end the sexual exploitation of children online.