welcome
TechCrunch

TechCrunch

Technology

Technology

UK’s internet watchdog toughens approach to deepfake porn | TechCrunch

TechCrunch
Summary
Nutrition label

78% Informative

U.K. internet safety regulator Ofcom publishes new draft guidance on protecting women and girls online.

The new guidance aims to support in-scope firms to meet legal obligations to protect women from online threats like harassment and bullying, misogyny, and intimate image abuse.

Ofcom concedes this latest package of practice recommendations won’t become fully enforceable until 2027 or later.

Ofcom 's OSA guidance highlights “good” industry practices in the guidance.

Examples of good’ industry practices include removing geolocation by default (to shrink privacy/stalking risks); Conducting abusability’ testing to identify how a service could be weaponized/misused; - Taking steps to boost account security.

Ofcom will produce its first report on who's doing what to protect women and girls online in 18 months .

Ofcom anticipates a shift in the conversation surrounding the issue with platforms, she said.

The regulator will also be in a position to demonstrate progress on reducing online harms.

VR Score

79

Informative language

79

Neutral language

42

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

66

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

2

Affiliate links

no affiliate links