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GEC Steering Committee Response to UK DSIT Consultation on Age-Based Restrictions

28 May 2026 Chapter 2: Interventions for safer, more positive experiences  Restricting access to services based on features and functionalities Question 15: What do you think the impacts would be if some online services were required to introduce age restrictions on specific features and functionalities? For example, impacts on the safety and wellbeing of children, […]

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Comments of the Global Encryption Coalition Steering Committee on Ofcom’s 9 November 2023 Consultation: Protecting People from Illegal Harms Online

Submitted 23 February 2024 via email to Ofcom at [email protected] These non-confidential comments are submitted on behalf of the Global Encryption Coalition’sSteering Committee, which consists of the Center for Democracy & Technology, Global Partners Digital, the Internet Freedom Foundation, the Internet Society, and the Mozilla Corporation. They concern the Draft Guidance Ofcom prepared regarding implementation […]

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Experts Letter on Investigatory Powers Act Amendment

5 February 2024 Dear Home Secretary,We, the undersigned, write to express our concerns over the proposed changes to the UK’s Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) notices regime. We write as individuals in our personal capacities who have devoted their careers and lives to building a safer, more reliable, and more inclusive Internet.We are particularly concerned about […]

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Amendments to the Polish Electronic Communication Law (ECL)

The Polish Government is developing amendments to the Electronic Communication Law (ECL) in order to transpose the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC) into Polish Law. As part of their amendments, the Polish Government is considering updating national surveillance law to extend obligations to OTTs. These obligations could include a requirement to provide Polish authorities with […]