12. Return of the Online Safety Bill

As a revised Bill comes back to parliament under a new-look government, Vicki and Geraldine discuss what’s changed, and whether it’s for better or worse. Talking points: Where are we?The ’triple shield’ - better than ‘legal but harmful'?Can end-to-end encrypted messages ever be scanned for child sexual abuse material and terrorism without compromising privacy?The Bill depends heavily on age assurance tools. How long is it going to take to get public buy-in?Can you really protect children onli...

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Tech Shock: Everything you always wanted to know about tech and family life.Podcasting from Parent Zone,the media literacy experts, host Vicki Shotbolt  explores the upsides and downsides of family life in the digital age. With a range of expert guests she looks at online harms to children ranging from pornography to gambling and at what should be done about them. Incurably optimistic, Vicki also celebrate the many benefits of tech for children and young people, as she considers how best to live in a world in which family life is now inescapably digital.Listen every Monday, subscribe, and give us a five star review.