"Without sufficiently clear and robust guidance, we fear more of the same delay, obfuscation, platitudes and half-measures which have characterised platforms’ (in)action to date." Stephen Kinsella's recommendations for Ofcom's user verification guidance 👇 cleanuptheinternet.org.uk/post/our-submi…

Brilliant guest post from Becky Holmes hates spinach, author of "Keanu Reeves is not in love with you" and scourge of romance fraudsters - explaining why fraudsters love fake social media accounts, and why the platforms (and Ofcom) must do more to stop them cleanuptheinternet.org.uk/post/social-me…

Platforms aren’t doing any of these things themselves. Becky notes that under the OSA Ofcom has new powers to force them. But it's taking too long. And there's a risk of a "mind-boggling fail" in Ofcom's approach: leaving out dating sites

It's a real coup for us at Clean Up the Internet to get a guest post from Becky Holmes hates spinach You can imagine how long it took us to persuade her that we are legit.....

We're delighted to support the Children's Coalition calls for Ofcom to strengthen its #OnlineSafetyAct proposals to: 1⃣ Address all risks to children 2⃣ Prioritise proactive & preventative #safetybydesign measures 3⃣ Protect the youngest children. 5rightsfoundation.com/static/Childre…

Clean Up The Internet's founder Stephen Kinsella sets out how tackling harm from fake and anonymous social media accounts would contribute to several of the new Labour Government priority "missions" - and why failing to could create obstacles to delivery. cleanuptheinternet.org.uk/post/what-shou…

🚨 NEW: in light of the online dimension to the spread of violence across the UK in the past fortnight, Prof Lorna Woods and Alexandros K. Antoniou Essex Law School analyse the limits of the #OnlineSafetyAct - and the powers it grants to @ofcom - to deal with it.⬇️ onlinesafetyact.net/analysis/disin…

Our submission to Ofcom's OSA transparency consultation sets out why Ofcom should require detailed and specific information from social media platforms re fake and anonymous accounts - and makes some suggestions for what that information should include: cleanuptheinternet.org.uk/post/our-submi…

Important and welcome move from Peter Kyle to quickly use his powers under the #OnlineSafetyAct to set ambitious new strategic priorities for Ofcom. This is only a downpayment on what’s ultimately needed, but note the shifting language on laws ‘coming up short.’

Looking forward to taking part in UK Finance's Economic Crime Congress tomorrow! CUTI founder Stephen Kinsella will be chairing a session on "mitigating the harms online" with panellists from Ofcom, UK Finance, Lloyds , and Luke Charters MP ukfinance.org.uk/events-trainin…

Clean Up The Internet's founder, Stephen Kinsella, sets out why Ofcom's Illegal Content Codes are extremely disappointing - and why it makes no sense to delay user verification measures to tackle risks from fake and anonymous accounts cleanuptheinternet.org.uk/post/ofcom-pub…

"Sorting out social media is one of the urgent challenges of our age, and plodding regulatory conservatism isn’t good enough." Spot on from Chris Blackhurst in the The Independent independent.co.uk/news/business/…