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Open Rights Group slams Ofcom's proposals for age verification checks on porn websites, citing privacy and security concerns
Proposals published by Ofcom for porn websites to implement acceptable age verification measures under Online Safety Bill
Twitter (X) users can now block unverified accounts from replying to their posts, in latest move by Elon Musk to monetise platform
Paid verification for Instagram and Facebook, dubbed Meta Verified, launches in UK at a cost of £9.99 per month for each service
Well known celebrities and public figures lose legacy blue tick verification status, as Ricky Gervais etc mock Elon Musk's move
Facebook, Instagram to offer paid 'blue tick' verification starting in Australia and New Zealand this week, following similar move by Twitter
Elon Musk and Twitter to relaunch revamped version of its subscription service Twitter Blue on Monday, but Apple users will pay more
Twitter rolls out grey checkmarks for verified accounts after wave of high-profile impersonations by paid Twitter Blue users
Twitter witnesses more high-level executive departures, as Elon Musk sets $8 per month fee for 'blue tick' users, despite protests
Bitwarden survey finds majority of Brits rely on memory for their passwords, with many having to reset on a daily or weekly basis
Online Safety Bill will include legal duty requiring all porn websites to implement 'robust checks' on the person's age
Facebook's Instagram confirms development pause of new app for kids, after report of the harmful effect it has on teenage girls
Facebook's Instagram is to require users to provide their date of birth - days before UK starts age verification enforcement
New Twitter policy on how prominent people and organisations can earn the blue tick verification mark, is to be launched next year
National Audit Office heavily criticises government authentication scheme, which it says has fallen well below target
Online smut control? AgeID will be help Brits comply with the Digital Economy Act 2017 from April
Google has completed a test that allowed smartphone users to log into their Google accounts by scanning a Quick Response code
Women were briefly locked out of their Facebook accounts earlier this week due to a bug in the social network
Passwords are not enough, says Peter Judge - but maybe two-factor security on Google Apps will persuade users to get smarter
Google has responded to cloud security fears by increasing security on its Google Apps