Buzzfeed boss open to merging with rival online news publishers to negotiate better deal with Duopoly
Buzzfeed chief executive Jonah Peretti has said he is open to the idea of merging with other online media companies…
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Tech giants should pay levy to fund independent watchdog tasked with tackling ‘fake news’, report suggests
Tech giants should pay a levy to fund a new independent watchdog that would tackle online “fake news”, according to…
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Facebook pledges £4.5m to fund 80 new UK community journalists in global first for social network
Facebook is donating £4.5m to fund 80 new community journalists who will be trained up by the National Council for…
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BBC’s Tony Hall: ‘We need to stand together’ to defend journalism against ‘utterly shameful’ violence and online abuse
The BBC is prepared to work together with other print, online and broadcast media to defend journalism in response to the…
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Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg turns down invitation to appear before international grand committee on ‘fake news’
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has turned down invitation to attend an international grand committee on so-called “fake news” made up…
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Channel 4 News to launch ‘hard-hitting’ weekly show on new Facebook video platform funded by social network
Channel 4 News is partnering with Facebook’s video service to produce a weekly news show in an effort to “increase…
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Information Commissioner says levy on social platforms ‘fine idea’ and calls for end to internet self-regulation
The UK’s Information Commissioner has told MPs a levy on social media platforms would be a “fine idea” and said…
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Online platforms have responsibility for content, Ofcom bosses tell MPs
Online platforms should take responsibility for the material that appears on their networks, especially when it relates to children and…
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