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UK Online Communications Offences 2023-2024

The topic revolves around the number of arrests, prosecutions, convictions, and custodial sentences for online communications offences in the UK under specific laws between 2023 and 2024.

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Jan 12, 2026
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How many of those arrested for online communications in the UK were subsequently charged, convicted, or imprisoned?

In 2023 UK police recorded roughly 12,000 arrests for online communications offences under Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 and Section 1 of the Malicious Communications Act 1988 (about 12,1...

Feb 2, 2026

Have any countries recently tightened or relaxed age-verification laws for pornography (2023–2025)?

Between 2023 and 2025, a clear global shift toward tightening age‑verification for online pornography occurred: and moved from legislative proposals to enforceable rules in 2024–25, adopted emergency ...