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HISTORICAL FACTS: 24 | History Defined

BBFC seeks to extend its monitoring role to include online pornography

The British Board of Film Classification has classified offline pornography for 40 years, but wants to expand its remit

The Guardian - UK

Former presenter takes legal action against GB News for unfair dismissal

Exclusive: Albie Amankona, who co-hosted debate show, was taken off air after remarks about Suella Braverman

The Guardian - UK

Information overload: smartphones are exposing children to an avalanche of irrelevance

More than 80% of children aged ten to 12 in the UK own a smartphone, according to a recent report by media watchdog Ofcom. Many people think this is a bad thing: there has been much debate about whether children should be allowed to have smartphones.

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Vanessa Feltz show hit by hundreds of Ofcom complaints over ‘selfish mothers’ breastfeeding remark

Designer Karen Millen said that feeding children breast milk past six months was an ‘addiction’ and ‘weird’

The Independent UK

New report reveals the sports Gen Z have stopped watching

A report published by broadcasting watchdog Ofcom has revealed that particular sports have suffered a drop-off in viewers among younger people

The Independent UK

Society may have overestimated risk of the ‘manosphere’, UK researchers say

Many who engage are ‘discriminating and value-driven’, with a minority consuming ‘extremely misogynistic content’, study for Ofcom suggests

The Guardian - UK

Ofcom investigates 4chan and porn site over suspected child safety breaches

The watchdog is also probing seven file-sharing sites over illegal content concerns.

The Independent UK

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UK campaigners raise alarm over report of Meta plan to use automation for risk checks

Ofcom ‘considering the concerns’ raised after claim that up to 90% of risk assessments will be carried out by AI

The Guardian - UK

Virgin Media O2 mobile users’ locations exposed for two years in security flaw

Most precise tracking was in cities, where mobile masts cover areas as small as 100 square metres

The Guardian - UK

Culture Secretary welcomes BBC update on Scottish shows after Traitors row

Culture Secretary Angus Robertson has welcomed a new plan by the BBC on shows which are commissioned outside of London

The National (Scotland)

Royal Mail faces Ofcom questions over missed delivery targets

Postal regulator launches investigation after almost a quarter of first-class mail arrives late

The Guardian - UK

Ofcom investigates Royal Mail after it misses delivery targets again

Royal Mail chief operating officer Alistair Cochrane said its quality of service ‘is not yet where we want it to be’.

Evening Standard

Why Ofcom wants to plug a legal loophole around politicians presenting news

Following a legal battle with GB News, the UK’s media regulator is proposing to tighten its rules on politicians appearing as presenters.

The Conversation

Channel 4 boss urges Ofcom to be ‘brave’ and back public service broadcasters

Alex Mahon also urged the Government to reconsider copyright proposals to ensure they ‘don’t harm British creativity’.

Evening Standard

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Claim about Adams in BBC programme ‘probably’ not rules breach – media expert

A court was told that the programme was not ‘unfair or unjust’.

The Independent UK

Azeem Rafiq among sportspeople highlighting impact of online abuse in new report

Some contributors said they self-censored online or while broadcasting for fear of being targeted.

The Guardian - UK

‘Abuse has become normalised’: report details devastating impact of online hate

The amount of online abuse directed at people in sport is getting worse and is having a ‘devastating impact’ on their lives, livelihoods and families, a new report by Ofcom and Kick It Out has found

The Guardian - UK

‘Forgive me, Reader: I ghost him.’ The best dating apps, tested

I spent two months testing the most popular dating apps, from those for hookups to the best for relationships. Here’s what happened

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Ofcom investigating pornography site over alleged Online Safety Act breaches

The regulator said it was investigating Kick Online Entertainment over apparent breaches of the online safety rules.

Evening Standard

Londoner arrested on suspicion of assisting the suicide of a 17-year-old boy

A woman, 29, from Merton has been arrested in connection with the death of teenager Vlad Nikolin-Caisley, who died in May last year

Evening Standard

Accurate information ‘under greater threat than ever’ from misinformation

Fact-checking charity Full Fact has urged the Government and Ofcom to do more to combat misleading material online.

The Independent UK

Warning Trump’s anti-censorship drive is fuelling misinformation crisis in UK

Exclusive: Shift in politics has prompted media platforms to backpedal on the handling of harmful online information, charity claims

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ITV’s GMB Hit With Ofcom Complaints After ‘Bully’ Presenter’s Explosive On-Air Clash Sparks Outrage

Things got very heated on Good Morning Britain recently, and viewers weren’t impressed.

The Independent UK

Wikipedia launches legal challenge against UK Government

New requirements could see more ‘bad content’ on Wikipedia, its owners warn

The Independent UK

Tech giants must ‘act quickly’ to take down misleading posts, police watchdog says

HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary Sir Andy Cooke said misinformation posted on social media helped fuel the disorder seen across England last summer

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