UK Legislative Amendment Proposes Age Assurance Requirements That Could Restrict Under-16s' Online Access
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Summary
The article discusses a proposed legislative amendment in the UK that would impose age assurance requirements on online services, potentially banning under-16s from using common messaging services, sharing family photos, using Wikipedia, and other online activities. The amendment has been revised to give the Secretary of State discretion over which services are in scope. The article analyzes the broad implications of this legislation, which could affect a wide range of online services including messaging apps, social media, and educational resources, raising concerns about privacy, access to information, and government overreach in regulating online spaces.
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· 3 pulleda proposed legislative amendment to attempt to ban under 16s in the UK from common messaging services, sharing family photos, using Wikipedia, and doing much else online, by imposing age assurance on everyone
the amendment has been amended, to give the Secretary of State some discretion over which services are in scope
regulated user-to-user services shall have the meaning given to it in the Online Safety Act 2023, subject to any modification, addition or exclusion as the Secretary of State may specify
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