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Meta encryption plan will let child abusers ‘hide in the dark’, says UK campaign

In in Home Office initiative, survivors urge Mark Zuckerberg to rethink changes to Messenger and Instagram

The Guardian - UK

EE blocks more than 280 million spam texts in two years

The mobile operator has announced a range of technology updates to further boost its systems for fighting scammers.

The Independent UK

Online Safety Bill: Legislation to tame the online ‘Wild West’ clears Parliament

UK will be the safest place in the world to be online with ‘game-changing’ new law, claim ministers

Evening Standard

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Flagship law will make UK safest place in the world to be online, says minister

The long-awaited Online Safety Bill imposes new legal duties on big tech companies and service providers.

The Independent UK

Legislation to tame the online ‘Wild West’ clears Parliament

The Online Safety Bill completed its final stages in the House of Lords.

The Independent UK

Ofcom has six GB News shows under investigation – see the full list

Media regulator Ofcom has received “a number of complaints” about the comments made by Laurence Fox on GB News on Tuesday night.

The National (Scotland)

GB News broke impartiality rules when Tory MPs interviewed Hunt, Ofcom finds

Esther McVey and Philip Davies accused of hosting ‘love-in’ with the chancellor, prompting 45 complaints

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GB News broke rules when married Tory MPs interviewed chancellor, says Ofcom

Ofcom said GB News ‘failed to represent and give due weight to an appropriately wide range of significant views’ on a political controversy

The Independent UK

GB News broke rules when Tory MPs interviewed Chancellor ahead of budget

Ofcom said GB News ‘failed to represent and give due weight to an appropriately wide range of significant views’ on a political controversy.

The Independent UK

Interview of Jeremy Hunt by Tory MPs on GB News breached rules, says Ofcom

Regulator finds breach of impartiality rules over interview ahead of Spring Budget

Evening Standard

GB News show hosted by Tory MPs broke impartiality rules, Ofcom finds

AN Ofcom investigation has concluded that a GB News programme which aired in March breached impartiality rules.

The National (Scotland)

MPs launch inquiry into children’s mobile phone use amid fears of grooming via social media

New investigation will examine the impact of screentime on children’s education and wellbeing

Evening Standard

Proton Mail CEO: An Online Safety Bill that doesn’t protect encryption is a paradox

City Voices: There are many pragmatic reasons why undermining encryption would be disastrous

Evening Standard

Child Safety Or Privacy? UK Holds Firm On Online Safety Bill Amid Big Tech Backlash

By July 2023, Apple threatened to withdraw iMessage and FaceTime from the U.K. market if the bill became law.

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Why the Online Safety Bill remains a huge threat to London life

Legislation passing through Parliament poses big threats to the apps and websites Londoners use every day, says Barry Collins

The Guardian - UK

UK ministers seek to allay WhatsApp and Signal concerns in encryption row

Government says text scanning under online safety bill would only occur if ‘technically feasible’ after apps threaten to leave country

The Guardian - UK

Social media firms risk ‘humongous’ fines if they grant access to under-13s

Technology secretary Michelle Donelan says online safety bill will enable Ofcom to fine firms up to 10% of their global turnover

The Guardian - UK

Let Royal Mail drop letters on Saturdays. Also make it hit weekday targets

With letter volumes plunging, most Britons would probably settle for a more reliable five-day service

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The Independent UK

First-class stamp prices to rise as Royal Mail fights higher costs

The business said it would keep the price of a second-class stamp unchanged.

The Independent UK

Royal Mail to raise price of a first class stamp by 15p to £1.25

The business said it would keep the price of a second class stamp unchanged.

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail hopes to end Saturday letter deliveries as watchdog seeks evidence

Ofcom consults on universal service obligation, which requires deliveries to all UK addresses six days a week

The Independent UK

What Bake Off’s Jurgen Krauss really thinks of his shock elimination from the 2021 series

Although his elimination from the 2021 series prompted 115 Ofcom complaints, the cook has no hard feelings. In fact, it inspired his debut cookbook, dedicated to German baking, discovers Prudence Wade

The Guardian - UK

Should MPs be banned from becoming talkshow hosts?

Ofcom’s current rules are confusing and the regulator needs to decide if the trend is a risk to impartiality, says freelance journalist Jon Allsop

The Guardian - UK

Ofcom urged to investigate Virgin Media broadband contracts

Terms and conditions allow firm to raise bills at any time and by an unlimited amount, Which? claims

The Independent UK

Which? calls for Ofcom investigation into Virgin Media over ‘egregious’ pricing

Which?’s complaint to Ofcom highlights a clause in Virgin Media’s terms and conditions, which states the firm can ‘change our charges at any time’.

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