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Owen Boswarva @owenboswarva.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Nudity scanning tech will leave us more exposed www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/nudity-... post from ORG I see what they did there Context www.gov.uk/government/n... #techpolicy #dataprotection #childrights #openweb

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Owen Boswarva @owenboswarva.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The Government press release: UK to have world's strongest online child safety laws as government prepares legislation on nude images www.gov.uk/government/n... No supportive quote from the SafeToNet chap in this one, for some reason #techpolicy #childrights #censorship #openweb

The new laws will be based on the principles that:

● It must be impossible for anyone under the age of 18 to take, view or send nude images. This means images must be blocked across all device features, including the camera and third-party apps.

● Parents and carers should not have to take active steps to prevent children from consuming nude content. Nudity detection filters must be switched on by default.

● The only way for any user to take, view or send nude images should be for an adult to verify their age through a robust age-assurance process.

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Owen Boswarva @owenboswarva.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Lisa Nandy's statement on protecting children online www.gov.uk/government/s... The UK Government is doubling down on device-level censorship despite the HarmBlock/SafeToNet debacle #techpolicy #childrights #openweb

Since June, officials from my department and the Home Office have overseen an unprecedented work programme with Apple and Google, working with senior leaders and engineers to explore new ways of preventing child sexual abuse and strengthening protections for children online.

I can report that - following this engagement - Apple and Google have provided the government with significant commitments.

Both companies have developed meaningful changes at the operating-level to make it harder for children to share nude imagery, we have seen progress in the blocking – not blurring – of nude imagery on underage devices, and this builds on significant milestones already in implementation - Apple's recent rollout earlier this year of operating-system level age assurance tied to safety features, preventing a child from receiving or sharing nude imagery on iMessage or Facetime.

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Owen Boswarva @owenboswarva.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

From The Times: Andy Burnham to press ahead with social media ban for under-16s www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/... (£) It's like it's the exact same government #socialmediaban #childrights #openweb

Andy Burnham will press ahead with plans to ban social media for under-16s next year and overnight curfews for older teenagers aged 16 and 17, the government has confirmed.

The ban, previously announced by Sir Keir Starmer, will be implemented by the spring. The plans will be modelled on Australia's approach, which includes a ban on TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, X, YouTube, Snapchat and Reddit.

Ministers are planning to go further than Australia by introducing stronger age verification requirements for social media companies.

Sir Keir Starmer previously announced the ban in June.

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