It is just under a year and a half ago that I found myself writing a piece called ‘A Black Friday’.
Assisted Suicide
Peter Ladd
James Mildred
Labour is soon to announce new measures to make the internet safer for children, including tighter controls on social media platforms and stronger age-verification systems, according to reports.
News
There were 18,783 abortions in Scotland in 2025, the highest number ever recorded, according to new official statistics.
Abortion
Assisted Suicide
The communications regulator, Ofcom, have published a report detailing how social media platforms have responded to their demands in March to strengthen protections for children online. While some apps are bringing in…
Pornography
Major wins in regulation of online pornography
Pornography
Scottish Parliament rejects Assisted Suicide Bill
Assisted Suicide
CARE for Scotland urges MSPs to reject assisted suicide ahead of…
Assisted Suicide
CARE for Scotland comment: Royal College of Psychiatrists switches to oppose…
Assisted Suicide
The communications regulator, Ofcom, have published a statement adding new measures to their Illegal Content Codes of Practice. They make new recommendations to online platforms to use automated detection technology to reduce…
Pornography
Wednesday’s King’s Speech, outlining the government’s legislative agenda for the coming session of Parliament, included a commitment to ban “abusive conversion practices”.
Freedom of Speech
A Muslim employee of NHS England is set for compensation of thousands of pounds after winning an employment tribunal which ruled that bosses had discriminated against her by allowing trans women to…
Transgender
More than 70 million warnings have been issued to people searching for child sexual abused material (CSAM) online over the past two years. The Lucy Faithfull Foundation has worked with online platforms…
Pornography
The British Medical Association (BMA) have warned about the dangers posed by artificial intelligence platforms used to manage health data for the NHS. They recommend a strategy for ‘data sovereignty’ to ensure…
Artificial Intelligence
Schools in the UK have been advised by experts to remove photographs of pupils from their websites and social media accounts. This recommendation comes after criminals have used such photos with artificial…
Pornography
Retired Northern Ireland pastor Clive Johnston has been convicted for preaching from John 3:16 within an abortion buffer zone, and now faces a £450 fine and a criminal record.
Freedom of Speech