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Ofcom fines OnlyFans provider over £1m for inaccurate age verification data
Ofcom has levied a £1.05 million fine against Fenix International Limited, the provider of OnlyFans, for failing to deliver accurate responses to requests concerning its age assurance systems. The investigation stemmed from Fenix's incorrect reporting of its facial age estimation technology's "challenge age." In June 2022 and June 2023, Ofcom sought information from Fenix on…
Ofcom investigates OnlyFans age verification process
Ofcom has today opened an investigation into whether OnlyFans is doing enough to prevent children from accessing pornography on its site. Under existing regulations that pre-date the UK’s new Online Safety Act, video-sharing platforms (VSPs) established in the UK are required to take appropriate measures to prevent under-18s from accessing pornographic material. In response to…
Dark web forum reveals 5 Cybersecurity Trends for 2024
Every year experts at NordVPN predict the cybersecurity risks awaiting us in the next year. This year they decided to take a different route, looking at the biggest dark web forum to find out the trending topics among the world’s hackers. “Every year we try to predict sophisticated attacks from experienced hackers, who mostly target businesses…
Tech Digest daily roundup: YouTube Wear OS app only works with Samsung
Google's YouTube Music app for Wear OS is now live, a few months after the tech giant promised to release one for the platform. That certainly sounds like great news for users who've been waiting for it after Google retired Play Music for Wear OS in 2020. The bad news is, as noted by 9to5Google, it only currently works…
Tech Digest daily roundup: PayPal allows cryptocurrencies
Online payment company PayPal is to allow users in the UK to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrencies using its platform. Available on both its app and website, the service will initially be limited to four cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash. It comes after the launch of the same service in the US which…
Tech Digest daily roundup: OnlyFans ‘must do more to stop underage users’
The children's commissioner for England says OnlyFans needs to do more to stop underage users after the BBC revealed some were selling explicit videos. BBC News found under-18s have used fake identification to set up accounts on the site and police say a 14-year-old used her grandmother's passport. Dame Rachel de Souza has written to…
