Internet safety
No 10 acknowledges ‘existential’ risk of AI for first time
Rishi Sunak meets heads of firms including DeepMind and OpenAI to discuss safety and regulation
Alex Hern and Kiran Stacey
25, May, 2023 @1:27 PM
UK parents: share your experience on the impact of online content on children
Following Kate Winslet’s comments, we’d like to hear from parents on how they feel about the impact on children of online content that could be deemed harmful
Guardian community team
17, May, 2023 @10:02 AM
Age verification for adult websites may involve Australian government digital ID
‘We do not want young people having unfettered access to pornography,’ communications minister Michelle Rowland says
Josh Taylor
16, May, 2023 @6:31 AM
‘Sharp rise’ in blackmail of children asked to share explicit images
US-based child protection centre reports 82% increase in ‘online enticement’ last year with ‘alarming spike’ in financial extortion
Dan Milmo Global technology editor
12, May, 2023 @2:47 PM
UK is a hostile environment for LGBTQ+ journalists, study suggests
Most respondents report receiving online abuse and harassment, with many seeing their role as dangerous
Kevin Rawlinson
08, May, 2023 @11:01 PM
Crime agencies condemn Facebook and Instagram encryption plans
Global alliance including NCA and FBI says Meta’s decision to encrypt direct messages could harm children
Alex Hern Technology editor
20, Apr, 2023 @11:24 AM
Cyberwarfare leaks show Russian army is adopting mindset of secret police
Documents leaked from Vulkan cybersecurity firm also raise questions about role of IT engineers behind information-control project
Andrei Soldatov
30, Mar, 2023 @3:00 PM
‘Vulkan files’ leak reveals Putin’s global and domestic cyberwarfare tactics
Vulkan engineers have worked for Russian military and intelligence agencies to support hacking operations, prepare for attacks on infrastructure and spread disinformation
Luke Harding, Stiliyana Simeonova, Manisha Ganguly and Dan Sabbagh
30, Mar, 2023 @3:00 PM
Teach UK schoolchildren about harms of online misogyny, says police chief
Boys in particular need to look at behaviour inspired by likes of Andrew Tate, says lead on violence against women and girls
Dan Milmo Global technology editor
13, Mar, 2023 @12:02 PM
Will UK’s online safety bill protect children from adult material?
Legislation puts duty of care on tech firms to protect under-18s but does not mandate use of specific age-checking technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor
10, Mar, 2023 @5:00 PM
‘It stole my soul’: readers on how watching porn at a young age affected their life
Intense shock, addiction and losing interest in other activities are some of readers’ experiences
Harriet Grant
10, Mar, 2023 @5:00 PM
WhatsApp would not remove end-to-end encryption for UK law, says chief
Meta’s head of chat app says it would not comply with the requirements set out in online safety bill
Alex Hern
09, Mar, 2023 @2:07 PM
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