Youtube reinstates Novara Media channel after removing it ‘without warning or explanation’
The Youtube channel of left-wing news website Novara Media was briefly taken down “without warning or explanation”. The action echoes…
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Google reinstates Talkradio’s Youtube channel after being accused of ‘censorship’
Youtube reinstated the channel of News UK’s Talkradio on Tuesday evening after being accused of “censorship”. On Tuesday morning, visitors…
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Police drop investigation into Darren Grimes and David Starkey over slavery comments in interview
Update 21 October: The Met Police have dropped their investigation into Darren Grimes and his interviewee David Starkey following a…
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MPs say tech giants have ‘failed to tackle’ Covid-19 infodemic and Government must regulate them now
A group of MPs is calling on the UK Government to immediately launch a new body to regulate social media…
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Nearly a fifth of British adults are likely to refuse a Covid-19 vaccination in an apparent response to “anti-vaxx” conspiracy…
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Social media companies’ handling of Covid-19 vaccine conspiracies and misinformation could play a crucial role in the world’s recovery from…
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Damian Collins MP: Social media firms must take responsibility for harmful Covid-19 disinformation
We are living through the first major public health emergency in the age of social media disinformation. Where the disinformation…
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Youtuber jailed after filming himself making threatening call to hospital hit by Covid-19
A Youtuber who recorded himself phoning a “truly despicable” bomb threat to an NHS trust dealing with Covid-19 patients has…
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