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As part of UK sanctions against Russia, ISPs are required to take "reasonable steps to prevent" users accessing "an internet service provided by" a person or organisation sanctioned by the UK government. This effectively means blocking websites operated by such organisations. Organisations sanctioned are currently TV Novosti and Rossiya Segodnya.
[citation needed] The government decided to lift the ban after a week, as the game had been released for more than a year and the ban would impact the local LAN gaming and retail market. [229] Mass Effect: Banned because of a homosexual encounter between a feminine alien and female human. [230] The ban was later lifted and the title re-rated ...
Pressure from the Government and the UK Council for Child Internet Safety [10] had already led Virgin and O2 to install filtering on the Wi-Fi systems on the London Underground [75] and McDonald's restaurants, [76] but half of all public Wi-Fi networks remained unfiltered in September 2013.
Roblox is the most popular gaming platform for eight to 12 year olds in the UK, according to Ofcom research, but it has been urged to make its experiences safer for children.
On Roblox, it is especially dangerous because the currency is called “Robux” — a cute name that makes it even harder for kids to realize they are using real money.
The Roblox ban came after Turkey blocked access to social media platform Instagram last week, a move it said was due to Instagram not abiding by certain laws and public sensitivities.
UK mobile phone operators began filtering Internet content in 2004 [9] when Ofcom published a "UK code of practice for the self-regulation of new forms of content on mobiles". [107] This provided a means of classifying mobile Internet content to enable consistency in filtering. All major UK operators now voluntarily filter content by default.
The Online Safety Act 2023 [1] [2] [3] (c. 50) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to regulate online speech and media. It passed on 26 October 2023 and gives the relevant Secretary of State the power, subject to parliamentary approval, to designate and suppress or record a wide range of speech and media deemed "harmful".