Online Safety Act Failing To Deliver “step Change” For Children, Report Warns
A new report published by Internet Matters, reveals that the Online Safety Act (OSA) in the UK, although bringing visibility of online safety tools, does not seem to be living up to expectations of providing the much-needed “meaningful protection from harm.”
In their report titled The Online Safety Act: Are Children Safer Online?, Internet Matters has highlighted a dual image of success and continued vulnerability. Age verification checks, reporting tools, warnings, and parental controls are being observed on social networking sites, games, and other online platforms. Approximately 68% of parents and children claim to have witnessed these changes
Families embraced many of these changes. Kids especially appreciated the blocking and reporting options, as 90% of the children found these features favorable. Limits on interactions with strangers and restricted access to certain features, including livestreaming capabilities, were also very well received.
However, the research found that harmful content remains...
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