Online Safety Bill news and trends

Meta’s $1.6B Kenya Court Case Revives Online Safety Debate
Meta // January 05, 2023

Kenya has taken center stage as governments worldwide debate how to regulate social media algorithms. Specifically, all eyes are on the Kenyan High Court, where a coalition of victims of hate crime and human rights groups are suing Meta, claiming that the company’s social media...

Big Tech M&A Regulation Looms in 2022
Big Tech // July 21, 2022

Big Tech companies have been in the spotlight for most of 2022, from antitrust concerns to allegations of harmful content in their platforms or violations of freedom of speech. But in addition to the enforcement actions taken by regulators, the most notorious development in the...

EU’s Disinformation Code Will Force Big Tech to Disclose How They Tackle Fake News  
Big Tech // June 14, 2022

Facebook, Twitter and TikTok are among the signatories of a new version of the EU’s anti-disinformation code that could be published as early as next Thursday and would force companies to share more data about how they tackle disinformation, according to a confidential report seen...

UK Payment Regulator to Get More Powers to Fight Authorized Push Payment Fraud 
Security & Fraud // May 18, 2022

The U.K. Payment System Regulator (PSR) is continuing its fight against authorized push payment (APP) fraud. New rules and legislation will provide the regulator with more tools to reduce fraud and to demand compensation from banks.  APP scams occur when individuals and businesses are tricked...

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Apple Threatens to Remove Messaging Services From UK

July 20, 2023
Apple has reportedly taken a tough stance against the British government’s proposed updates to the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) 2016. The tech giant has said it will remove its messaging services FaceTime and iMessage from the United Kingdom if the proposals are made law, BBC News reported Thursday (July 20). Apple did not immediately reply to PYMNTS’ request […]