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UK considers forcing social media firms to prioritise trusted news

UK weighs forcing social media platforms to surface trusted news

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UK eyes rules to push trusted news on social media feeds

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UK social media regulation: UK considers forcing social media firms to prioritise trusted news

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UK plans trusted news source prominence

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UK proposes to require social platforms to prioritise public service news

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Plans for prominence of trusted news sources on social media alongside measures to reform Public Service Media in the UK

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Gabriel Wildau

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Cayce Myers

"We aren't going anywhere."

"The Supreme Court is unlikely to strike down the law."

"[W]e have no intention to ban TikTok."

“This legislation is a clear violation of the first amendment rights of the 170 million Americans on TikTok.”

"TikTok might still subsist in some form in the U.S. market."

"Half of Americans think it’s very or somewhat unlikely that TikTok will be banned in the U.S."

A vote for Trump will "save Tik Tok in America"

"So bottom line, it looks like this court [SCOTUS] is ready to rule against TikTok."

"My prediction, from listening to Supreme Court oral arguments, is that a majority of the court, at least, will uphold the law."

"[T]he court is most likely to nonetheless allow that regulation [banning TikTok]."

Will TikTok Be Banned or Sold?

Anthony Albanese

9News Australia

Terry Flew

Australian Human Rights Commission

Aaron Mackey

Joanne Orlando

Melissa McIntosh

Damini Satija

Julie Inman Grant

Timothy Koskie

"They took the easy option, and it will fail."

“New accounts are being created and the age-verification tools that the government assured Australians would be effective, have proven laughably easy to bypass with some makeup and good lighting.”

“Tech-savvy teens simply use VPNs, fake birth photos for face scans, or migrate to less regulated platforms like Lemon8, or to platforms not part of the ban like video games. Enforcement is proving to be difficult in the days leading up to the ban.”

"Some verification methods are often inaccurate while others are easily circumvented.”

"Technological workarounds – such as VPNs and false age declarations – may undermine the effectiveness of the ban."

"This law will also push many users toward platforms that are more personal and private, like Telegram channels, WhatsApp Communities, and Signal Groups, which are not currently banned because they are important tools for encrypted and direct communication."

David Inserra

“Ultimately, reducing online harm would be a great outcome; however, we know from evidence that ‘banning’ anything from young people won’t work on its own.”

Louise La Sala

“There’s a fair amount of teething problems around it. Many young people have been posting on TikTok that they successfully evaded the age limitations and that’s to be expected.”

"I think it will help a lot of parents because it's not them saying no, it's an actual law."

Cassie Xintavelonis

“We don’t expect safety laws to eliminate every single breach. If we did, speed limits would have failed because people speed, drinking limits would have failed because, believe it or not, some kids do get access to alcohol.”

“The fact that teenagers occasionally find a way to have a drink doesn’t diminish the value of having a clear national standard.”

"Just as the banning of phones in school classrooms by many state governments hasn't on day one led to perfect compliance, now it's just accepted that there are improved educational outcomes, improved behaviour, improved social outcomes as a result."

"Australia's social media ban is already driving change, and is proof that the threat of regulation works, even before the law takes effect. Waiting for perfect policy risks paralysis when real progress is already within reach.”

Will Australia's Under 16 Social Media Ban be Effective?

The UK government published a green paper consulting on rules that would require platforms such as Facebook, YouTube and TikTok to make content from public service broadcasters — including the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 — more prominent in user feeds and searches.

The UK government published a green paper consulting on rules that would require platforms such as Facebook, YouTube and TikTok to make content from public service broadcasters — including the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 — more prominent in user feeds and searches.

Ofcom data show social media is now a main news source for a majority of UK adults and around three-quarters of those aged 16 to 24. Separate Ofcom research from 2024 found four in 10 UK adults encountered misinformation online within a single month.

Ofcom data show social media is now a main news source for a majority of UK adults and around three-quarters of those aged 16 to 24. Separate Ofcom research from 2024 found four in 10 UK adults encountered misinformation online within a single month.

YouTube's Senior Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy for Europe, David Wheeldon, said prominence rules would force the platform "to prioritise government-picked channels over whatever viewers actually came to watch."

YouTube's Senior Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy for Europe, David Wheeldon, said prominence rules would force the platform "to prioritise government-picked channels over whatever viewers actually came to watch."

The green paper also proposes extending free-to-air protections for major sporting events — including the World Cup, Olympics and Wimbledon — to on-demand viewing, preventing streaming and catch-up rights from being placed behind a paywall.

Guardian

The green paper also proposes extending free-to-air protections for major sporting events — including the World Cup, Olympics and Wimbledon — to on-demand viewing, preventing streaming and catch-up rights from being placed behind a paywall.

The government is consulting on two potential timelines for a transition from terrestrial broadcast signals to internet-based television: 2034 and 2044. A 2034 switchover has raised concerns about the impact on older viewers without reliable broadband.

The government is consulting on two potential timelines for a transition from terrestrial broadcast signals to internet-based television: 2034 and 2044. A 2034 switchover has raised concerns about the impact on older viewers without reliable broadband.

The proposals also include options to widen public service media status to cover online-only providers and to introduce a duty on public service media providers to deliver and report on media literacy activity.

The proposals also include options to widen public service media status to cover online-only providers and to introduce a duty on public service media providers to deliver and report on media literacy activity.

UK Wants BBC Content Boosted on TikTok and YouTube

UK Wants BBC Content Boosted on TikTok and YouTube

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UK Wants BBC Content Boosted on TikTok and YouTube

UK Wants BBC Content Boosted on TikTok and YouTube

The Controversies

Chew

Rozenshtein

Harris

Beckerman

Wildau

Center

Trump

Biskupic

Rosenberg

Hurwitz

Australia

McIntosh

Orlando

Mackey

Commission

Inserra

Sala

Flew

Xintavelonis

Grant

Albanese

Albanese

Koskie

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