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US withdraws from internet freedom bodies it deems "wasteful, ineffective and harmful"

President Trump has signed an executive order withdrawing the country from key international internet freedom organizations, including the Freedom Online Coalition and Global Forum on Cyber Expertise.

Roblox rolls out mandatory age verification for chat features globally

8 January 2026 at 16:16
If you want to chat on Roblox, get your ID ready. The platform is expanding mandatory age verification globally, raising new questions about data privacy and user safety.

Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog

An independent review of the newly implemented National Security Act suggests that developers of encrypted messaging apps may be considered hostile actors. This, as lawmakers' pressure against encryption keeps growing.

Europe tops the charts in digital security – but the UK might be quickly falling behind, says Surfshark

28 November 2025 at 12:44
Surfshark’s Index indicates the UK is lagging behind Europe on digital security, and the gap could deepen even further next year. This Black Friday VPN deal can help you get ready for the fallout.

Chat Control "brings high risks to society" say privacy experts

While welcoming voluntary CSAM scanning, scientists warn that some aspects of the revised bill "still bring high risks to society without clear benefits for children."

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