New guidance to protect journalists from online abuse calls for ‘culture of safety’ in newsroom
Journalists who are targeted by online harassment should be empowered to report and share abuse aimed at “silencing them and…
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Ofcom to regulate social media content as Government insists plan protects freedom of expression
The Government is set to give Ofcom the power to regulate social media content, but insists its proposed new laws…
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Twitter and Google grow profits as Facebook slumps amid ‘fake news’ and privacy concerns
Twitter has reported a rise in profits in 2019 while rival social network Facebook faced a rare fall in profits…
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Facebook ‘fake news’ as bad now as during Brexit referendum, ex-Cambridge Analytica employee claims
The amount of fake news on Facebook is no better now than it was during the EU Referendum, a former…
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Sky boss calls for urgent online harms legislation while Ofcom eyed as interim digital regulator
Sky’s chief executive has urged the Government to speed up its plans for an online regulator as a bill to…
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Facebook cracks down on ‘deepfake’ videos ahead of US presidential election
Facebook is cracking down on so-called “deepfake” videos in the lead-up to the 2020 US presidential election, though humour will…
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Reuters launches free online course backed by Facebook to help journalists spot ‘deepfakes’
Reuters has launched a free online course to help journalists spot so-called “deepfakes” and other manipulated videos, images and audio…
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‘Strong argument’ for online platforms regulator and code of conduct, says UK competition watchdog
The UK competition watchdog has said there is a “strong argument” for the creation of a regulator to oversee the…
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