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Major broadband provider fined £1.4 million for 'serious breach' of rules

Shell Energy has been fined £1.4 million by Ofcom after breaching regulator’s rules

The National (Scotland)

Shell Energy fined £1.4m for failing to flag end of mobile and broadband contracts

More than 70,000 customers were affected by breach of consumer protection rules, says Ofcom

The Guardian - UK

Culture Secretary: Media Bill will remove threats to public service broadcasters

The Bill has its second reading in the House of Commons on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

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As UK landlines go digital, fears grow for vulnerable people whose home phone is a lifeline

Campaigners say BT’s switch to Digital Voice is too fast and will leave many unable to make calls in an emergency

The Guardian - UK

Amazon accused of funding anti-Microsoft cloud groups

Microsoft has been facing many antitrust cases recently, and this report reckons Amazon could be behind some.

TechRadar

Campaigners could make online safety super-complaints to Ofcom, Government says

A consultation has been launched on allowing charities and campaigners the chance to raise online safety concerns directly with the regulator.

The Independent UK

Royal Mail launches Christmas punctuality bonus as losses soar

Postal service renews call to change universal service obligation as its revenues fall

The Guardian - UK

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Ofcom hits Royal Mail with a regulatory twig

Regulator’s paltry £5.6m fine suggests it is waiting for the company’s universal service obligation to be reformed

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail fined £5.6m by UK regulator for missing delivery targets

Ofcom says performance missed targets by ‘significant and unexplained margin’ causing customers ‘considerable harm’

The Guardian - UK

BBC faces broad backlash over cuts to local radio output

Exclusive: Fallout includes anger from listeners, potential legal action and concerns from Ofcom

The Guardian - UK

BBC licence fee is ‘regressive tax’, broadcaster’s former chair says

Michael Grade, now chair of Ofcom, says the government should re-examine the fee and criticised the BBC’s handling of complaints

The Guardian - UK

Ofcom chairman: Our job is not to stop broadcasters from employing politicians

Lord Grade said rules around impartiality, fairness, accuracy are the same for GB News as other broadcasters.

The Independent UK

Ofcom announces child protection guidelines for social media companies

Following the Online Safety Bill, Ofcom has released a draft framework for social networks

Evening Standard

Bar children from suggested friend lists to prevent groomer contact, Ofcom tells social media platforms

New online safety regulator has published its first draft codes of practice around stopping illegal content spreading online

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Ofcom lays out first plans to enforce new online safety rules

The new online safety regulator has published its first draft codes of practice around stopping illegal content spreading online.

The National (Scotland)

Ofcom inundated with complaints about GB News coverage of Israel-Gaza conflict

VIEWERS have complained to Ofcom about GB News’s coverage of the Gaza-Israel conflict.

The Independent UK

Ofcom gets 373 complaints about GB News’s Gaza-Israel conflict coverage

The programme covered pro-Palestine protests and antisemitism.

The Independent UK

Channel 4 making own content to have ‘safeguards’ as part of Media Bill

There has been a publisher-broadcaster restriction stopping Channel 4 from creating content in-house.

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The Independent UK

Viewers complain about behaviour of Big Brother housemates to Noky and Trish

The media watchdog Ofcom said more than 1,000 complaints, which cited the behaviour of contestants, were made.

The Independent UK

Streaming giants will be subject to video-on-demand code

The changes will apply similar standards for TV to streaming services.

The Independent UK

BBC documentary about Brink’s-Mat robbery misrepresented lawyer, says Ofcom

The broadcaster has removed a clip from the BBC iPlayer version of The Gold: Inside Story.

The National (Scotland)

'Beautiful irony': Journalist kicked off GB News in media freedom of speech segment

VIEWERS have described a broadcaster and journalist being kicked off GB News in a segment focused on freedom of speech in media “beautiful…

The Guardian - UK

I loathe Little Britain, but it shouldn’t be censored – let it fade away for being unfunny

Its relentless fat jokes and female grotesques were dated even when they were first broadcast

The National (Scotland)

Lee Anderson says Little Britain is 'not racist' and 'hilarious'

SENIOR Tory MP Lee Anderson has defended the controversial sketch show Little Britain from accusations of racism – claiming the programme is…

The Independent UK

Sentencing of Zara Aleena’s killer ‘upsetting and disturbing’ for TV viewers

An Ofcom study asked audiences to rate TV clips on the level of violence and sexual content.

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