Mobile navigation

Industry regulation

White Bullet expands team with appointment of anti-piracy & brand safety experts
News

White Bullet expands team with appointment of anti-piracy & brand safety experts

IP protection and cybersecurity company White Bullet this week announced the appointment of a number of new members of staff to its team tackling advertising funded digital piracy.

27/01/2022

Twitter sees rise in number of government demands to remove content
News

Twitter sees rise in number of government demands to remove content

Governments around the world made 43,387 legal demands for the removal of content from a record 196,878 Twitter accounts between January and June, according to Twitter's latest transparency report.

27/01/2022

Court agrees to hear Guardian’s challenge in case of Prince Philip’s will
News

Court agrees to hear Guardian’s challenge in case of Prince Philip’s will

The Court of Appeal has given The Guardian permission to challenge the decision to bar media groups from a case about the Duke of Edinburgh’s will.

27/01/2022

Online Safety Bill does not protect freedom of expression, MPs warn
News

Online Safety Bill does not protect freedom of expression, MPs warn

In its current form, the Online Safety Bill does not protect freedom of expression, the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Select Committee yesterday warned.

25/01/2022

Duchess of Sussex to receive just £1 from Mail on Sunday for privacy invasion
News

Duchess of Sussex to receive just £1 from Mail on Sunday for privacy invasion

Associated Newspapers will pay the Duchess of Sussex a nominal £1 in damages for invading her privacy in documents and confirmed it will not take the case to the Supreme Court.

07/01/2022

Labour calls for UK crackdown on tech firms over anti-vax content
News

Labour calls for UK crackdown on tech firms over anti-vax content

Labour has accused the government of being complacent on “a matter of life and death” by failing to stand up to tech firms where much anti-vax content is shared.

05/01/2022

Mail on Sunday agrees to pay “financial remedies” to Duchess of Sussex
News

Mail on Sunday agrees to pay “financial remedies” to Duchess of Sussex

The Mail on Sunday has opted against taking its privacy battle with the Duchess of Sussex to the Supreme Court, and has agreed to pay undisclosed "financial remedies" to settle the case.

30/12/2021

Senators complain to Zuckerberg
News

Senators complain to Zuckerberg

Twelve US senators have written to Mark Zuckerberg, expressing concern over Facebook’s failure to curb election-related disinformation.

29/12/2021

FT appoints new Editorial Complaints Commissioner
News

FT appoints new Editorial Complaints Commissioner

The Financial Times has appointed Christina Michalos QC as its editorial complaints commissioner.

29/12/2021

Pressure on young journalists to create ‘personal brands’ exposes them to trolling, warns report
News

Pressure on young journalists to create ‘personal brands’ exposes them to trolling, warns report

Journalist Abbey Maclure has co-authored a report with Leeds Trinity University journalism tutor Jenny Kean urging news groups to give trainees facing abuse more support.

24/12/2021

The Online Safety Bill & Specialist Publishers
FEATURE

The Online Safety Bill & Specialist Publishers

The Online Safety Bill is a watershed moment in the regulation of tech platforms worldwide, bringing accountability to the actions of platforms. Its success or failure could have ramifications far beyond the UK, writes the PPA’s Seb Cuttill.

By Seb Cuttill  |  23/12/2021

Facebook urged to act over incompetent “fact check” of BMJ investigation
News

Facebook urged to act over incompetent “fact check” of BMJ investigation

Editors at The BMJ are urging Facebook to correct a “fact check” of a recent investigation that they say is “inaccurate, incompetent and irresponsible.”

20/12/2021

UK advertising watchdog labels crypto adverts a “red-alert priority” issue
News

UK advertising watchdog labels crypto adverts a “red-alert priority” issue

The Advertising Standards Agency has labelled crypto adverts a “red-alert priority issue”, banning a number of adverts from reappearing.

20/12/2021

Online Safety Bill panel suggest Ofcom should be handed more powers
News

Online Safety Bill panel suggest Ofcom should be handed more powers

The Online Safety Bill panel committee has recommended that Ofcom be handed beefed-up powers to investigate and fine tech giants.

15/12/2021

Future Publishing, in a reverse decision, allows staff to work from home
News

Future Publishing, in a reverse decision, allows staff to work from home

Future Publishing has reversed its advice to UK staff asking them to continue coming into the office despite the government’s revised Covid guidance.

14/12/2021

520 articles - Page 16/35

<< Back to Key Topics