Culture Secretary bids to bring new internet safety laws before Parliament after summer recess
The Culture Secretary has pushed for new online safety laws, including a regulator to oversee a new code of conduct…
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Lords push for new regulator to oversee control of internet and digital platforms
The House of Lords has called for a new regulator to oversee control of the internet and digital platforms in…
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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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Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright says levy on tech giants ‘worth considering’ and could fund new internet regulator
Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright has said a levy on tech giants like Facebook and Google could be used to fund…
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Publishing association urges chancellor to cut ‘digital reading tax’ in budget
The Professional Publishers Association has pushed for Chancellor Philip Hammond to cut VAT on digital publications in his 2018 budget,…
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Employment tribunal set to hear intern’s minimum wage case against Monocle next year
A lawsuit filed against magazine and digital radio station Monocle is set to be heard by an employment tribunal early…
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Ofcom says ‘boundaries between broadcasting and online world are being redrawn’ as it weighs in on regulation of tech giants
Technology giants such as Facebook and Google could be regulated in the same way as broadcasters, according to media regulator Ofcom.…
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News consumers are pursuing ‘quantity over depth’ as they are ‘overwhelmed’ by 24-hour news cycle, Ofcom research shows
People who are “overwhelmed” by the 24-hour news cycle are prioritising “quantity over depth in their news intake”, according to…
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