Patrícia Figueiredo

London

Reporter at G1

Freelance Writer at Freelance

jornalista freelancer, ex @g1 e @agenciapublica, atualmente bolsista do @mundusjourn em @aarhusuni e @cityunilondon // https://t.co/lJzy6LIx2t

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Deepfake app and porn site probed by UK watchdog over age verification

1 week ago | mlex.com | Patrícia Figueiredo

By Patricia Figueiredo ( May 9, 2025, 11:14 GMT | Insight) -- Itai Tech, operator of the nudification app Undress.cc, and Score Internet Group, owner of porn website Scoreland.com, are under investigation for potential breaches of age verification rules under the UK's Online Safety Act.
Wikipedia sues UK over Online Safety Act's 'categorization' rules

1 week ago | mlex.com | Patrícia Figueiredo

By Patricia Figueiredo ( May 8, 2025, 14:07 GMT | Insight) -- Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit that hosts online encyclopedia service Wikipedia, today launched a legal challenge against the UK Online Safety Act, marking the first significant opposition to Ofcom’s efforts to implement the act’s categorization rules. Wikimedia argues that neither online safety regulator Ofcom nor the UK government provided sufficient clarity on these rules, which could subject Wikipedia to the toughest duties.
Meta ramps up pressure tactics for UK nod to its ad-free subscription model

1 week ago | mlex.com | Patrícia Figueiredo |Frank Hersey

By Patricia Figueiredo and Frank Hersey ( May 6, 2025, 14:38 GMT | Comment) -- Meta Platforms is hoping to get the UK data privacy regulator on board with its plans for an ad-free subscription version of its social media products for the British market in coming months. The US tech giant appears to be betting that the UK regulatory framework will be more friendly than the EU’s and that it can influence how the Information Commissioner’s Office views the pay-or-consent model.
Platforms left to puzzle over fake news as UK regulator and government diverge

2 weeks ago | mlex.com | Patrícia Figueiredo

By Patricia Figueiredo ( May 2, 2025, 13:28 GMT | Comment) -- Tech platforms covered by the UK's Online Safety Act this week received mixed messages from regulator Ofcom and government officials on how the law covers misinformation and disinformation. At a parliamentary hearing tied to rioting fueled by social-media posts last year, lawmakers questioned the efficacy of the law's provisions and received very different answers.
New committee to advise UK regulator on misinformation set up, after delay

2 weeks ago | mlex.com | Patrícia Figueiredo

By Patricia Figueiredo ( April 28, 2025, 16:14 GMT | Insight) -- UK online safety regulator Ofcom today established an advisory committee to tackle misinformation and disinformation, following a four-month delay. The committee will guide the implementation of the Online Safety Act, and discuss how online platforms can implement appropriate systems to curb the spread of false information — but it won't inform decisions on individual content.
Spontaneous and Laccase‐assisted Adsorption of Hemicelluloses Render Colloidal Stability of Lignin Nanoparticles at Low pH

2 weeks ago | chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Patrícia Figueiredo |Kristiina Hilden |Maarit Lahtinen |Kirsi S Mikkonen

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Suicide forum withdraws from UK due to online safety law, tech minister says

3 weeks ago | mlex.com | Frank Hersey |Patrícia Figueiredo

By Frank Hersey and Patricia Figueiredo ( April 25, 2025, 17:33 GMT | Insight) -- A suicide discussion forum has made its site unavailable to UK users and another site is under investigation for potential violation of the Online Safety Act, the UK technology minister said.
Online platforms can expect focus on algorithms under UK child safety codes

3 weeks ago | mlex.com | Patrícia Figueiredo

By Patricia Figueiredo ( April 25, 2025, 10:00 GMT | Comment) -- Online platforms can expect increased scrutiny over how their algorithms serve up content to children under final UK codes of practice released yesterday. While they will take time to digest the 1,700 pages of guidance issued by the online safety regulator, tighter measures for recommender systems represent one major change from the draft version.
How do UK plans to upgrade cybersecurity rules measure up to EU's NIS2?

3 weeks ago | mlex.com | Patrícia Figueiredo

By Patricia Figueiredo ( April 24, 2025, 16:27 GMT | Comment) -- UK companies this week finally received an outline of proposed cybersecurity reforms expected later this year. The UK aims to align its cybersecurity framework with the EU's NIS2 directive through the forthcoming Cyber (Security and Resilience) Bill, but how similar the results will be remains to be seen, particularly regarding scope and security standards.
How do UK plans to upgrade cybersecurity rules measure up to EU's NIS2? (update*)

3 weeks ago | mlex.com | Patrícia Figueiredo

By Patricia Figueiredo ( April 24, 2025, 16:27 GMT | Comment) -- UK companies this week finally received an outline of proposed cybersecurity reforms expected later this year. The UK aims to align its cybersecurity framework with the EU's NIS2 directive through the forthcoming Cyber (Security and Resilience) Bill, but how similar the results will be remains to be seen, particularly regarding scope and security standards.