In a clip from today’s podcast, Oli and Ava dive into parliament’s controversial Online Safety Act. The law means that age verification is now required when accessing explicit content online. But is this really the best way to protect young people? Or is it just a case of punishing the wrong platforms?

Oli and Ava unpack how lawmakers have shifted the focus from social media giants where users are often served graphic content without consent to adult websites like Pornhub. They highlight how the Online Safety Act is less about actual safety and more about political optics, especially after tech companies failed to self-regulate.

Ultimately, who really gets locked out? Tech-savvy teenagers or a middle-aged man browsing on the family laptop? For better or worse, the UK is now leading the world in internet regulation, setting a precedent that other countries are watching closely.

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