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Kids can’t pay for the truth
In many countries advertising revenues were vital in helping keep “old-fashioned” newspapers and other types of journals alive, particularly smaller, local ones. Typically these would be in printed form but they all soon had an online counterpart. In addition there … Continue reading
Posted in Default settings, E-commerce, Privacy, Regulation, Self-regulation
Beware the harmful algorithm
These past few days British media outlets have been full of stories about the scandalous way 17 and 18 year olds have been dealt with following the cancellation of ‘A’ Level exams because of the virus. At the root of … Continue reading
Posted in Privacy, Regulation, Self-regulation, Uncategorized
Age verification. Movement in South Africa
The South African Film Board is charged with developing regulations to give effect to their recently adopted law requiring age verification for pornography sites. A consultation was held on how the regulations might be implemented. It closed yesterday. After thanking … Continue reading
Posted in Age verification, Pornography, Privacy, Regulation, Self-regulation
The EU’s strategy for a more effective fight against child sexual abuse
I said in an earlier blog I would write more fully about the announcement last week of the European Commission’ s new strategy for a more effective fight against child sexual abuse. I wrote that when I had only skimmed … Continue reading
Posted in Child abuse images, Privacy, Regulation, Self-regulation, Uncategorized
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The agony and the ecstasy – all in the same day
Regular readers will recall last year I got very engaged with discussions on the new e-Privacy Regulation being drawn up in Brussels. They were threatening to outlaw the use of PhotoDNA and similar tools by certain types of electronic communications … Continue reading
Posted in Child abuse images, Default settings, Microsoft, Privacy, Regulation, Self-regulation
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Age verification marches on
This week saw the publication of a report of a conference which I organized with the help of The Reward Foundation. What did we look at? With the enormous advances that have been made in recent years in the field … Continue reading
Posted in Age verification, Pornography, Privacy, Regulation, Self-regulation
UK Government in court over age verification
The Government is in court tomorrow over its failure to implement age verification for pornography sites. Fingers crossed.
Posted in Age verification, Pornography, Privacy, Regulation, Self-regulation, Uncategorized
Business goes where Governments fear to tread
It’s a funny old world. Governments bang on about the unacceptable nature of some of the stuff that regularly appears on social media. They call on the platforms to do something about it and, immediately, a whole army of predictable … Continue reading
Posted in Facebook, Privacy, Regulation, Self-regulation, Uncategorized
