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@TestAndAnalysis@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 31, 2026
Last night I had an interesting evening with the winners of the BCS Lovelace and Society Medals. Blogged: AI, Education and Online Safety - An audience with BCS Lovelace and Society Medal winners #AI #CompSci #OnlineSafety https://testandanalysis.home.blog/2026/03/31/ai-education-and-online-safety-an-audience-with-bcs-lovelace-and-society-medal-winners/
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@lamplark@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 26, 2026
Staying safe online:  How to keep your data safe when using public wi-fi – 8 quick tips  ➜  https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/how-to-keep-your-data-safe-when-using-public-wi-fi-aZKdQ4L8sKI9 #StaySafeOnline #OnlineSafety
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org · Mar 26, 2026
An LA Court's ruling on Meta and Google exposes the real causes of online harms. Engagement-driven design and data-fuelled advertising business models put people at risk. Yet the UK government's approach to online safety has focussed on keeping kids out and locking adults in to toxic platforms. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/25/jury-verdict-us-first-social-media-addiction-trial-meta-youtube #onlinesafety #meta #google #youtube #bigtech #socialmedia #ukpolitics #ukpol #BreakBigTech
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org · Mar 09, 2026
“When you create a law, you have to think about what a future government could do with those powers." Ministers would have unilateral powers to lock what they see as 'harmful' behind digital ID checks. This could end up being used on LGBTQ+ and reproductive health content. 🗣️ ORG's James Baker. https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-eyes-sweeping-powers-to-regulate-tech-without-parliamentary-scrutiny/ #onlinesafety #digitalid #privacy #freedomofexpression #ageverification #ukpolitics #ukpol
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org · Mar 06, 2026
Ending online harms isn't a game of whack-a-mole. The only way is to bust the business model that rewards harmful results. Nothing changes until we break the spell that keeps us on platforms; the harvesting of our data to maximise engagement and fuel advertising. We need to get off the regulatory treadmill and #BreakBigTech. Sign the petition ⬇️ https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/break-big-tech #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #bigtech #meta #x #musk #zuckerberg #ukpolitics #ukpol
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org · Mar 05, 2026
🚨 ID checks to get online could become the new norm 🚨 A new amendment would give the UK government sweeping powers to block access to lawful information and communications. That's unless we submit our identification to a bounty of providers. Tell your MP to stop this broad and repressive law ⬇️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/no-id-checks-web-access #privacy #freedomofexpression #ageverification #digitalID #onlinesafety #ukpolitics #ukpol
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@lamplark@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 03, 2026
Staying safe online:  'Ask Silver' is a free scam checking tool. It’s designed to protect you from scams. You can upload a screenshot of suspicious texts, emails or websites and it will tell you if it spots anything suspicious. ➜ www.asksilver.com #StaySafeOnline #OnlineSafety #ScamAware
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@lamplark@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 03, 2026
Staying safe online:  'Ask Silver' is a free scam checking tool. It’s designed to protect you from scams. You can upload a screenshot of suspicious texts, emails or websites and it will tell you if it spots anything suspicious. ➜ www.ask-silver.com #StaySafeOnline #OnlineSafety #ScamAware
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@lamplark@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 26, 2026
Staying safe online:    How to report a scam.  ➜  https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/scams/reporting-a-scam/ #StaySafeOnline #OnlineSafety
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@Justice30@universeodon.com · Feb 24, 2026
UK - Protect VPN use in the UK #InternetSecurity #Privacy #OnlineSafety #VPN https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-government-protect-vpn-use-uk
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Boosted by Charlie Stross @cstross@wandering.shop
@JamesBaker@social.openrightsgroup.org · Feb 06, 2026
Someone sent me this Hansard record of the MP moral panic about Space invaders from 1981 “the increasingly harmful effects on young people of addiction to "space invader" machines. Since then, I have seen reports from all over the country of young people becoming so addicted to these machines that they resort to theft, blackmail and vice to obtain money to satisfy their addiction.” https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/1981-05-20/debates/f983574e-4775-427c-a6de-7448e56f49ad/ControlOfSpaceInvadersAndOtherElectronicGames #gaming #onlinesafety #addiction
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Boosted by Charlie Stross @cstross@wandering.shop
@JamesBaker@social.openrightsgroup.org · Dec 13, 2025
📚 18th–19th c. – Novel reading panic 🗞️ Early 1900s – Dime novels & pulp fiction 🦸 1950s – Comic books & juvenile delinquency 🎸 1950s–60s – Rock ’n’ roll 📺 1960s–70s – Television addiction 🎲 1970s–80s – Dungeons & Dragons 🤘 1980s – Heavy metal & Satanic Panic 🎮 1990s – Video game violence and VHS nasties 🌐 2000s – Internet & online danger 📱 2010s–2020s – Social media & smartphone addiction #moralpanics #timeline #onlinesafety
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