Nandy intends to refer Daily Mail’s Telegraph takeover to regulators Culture secretary ‘minded to’ intervene and ask Ofcom and CMA whether the £500m deal harms media plurality The Guardian - UK · Jan 20
Alex Rodda Tragedy Highlights UK Online Safety Gaps as Social Media Murders Revisit the Case Alex Rodda's 2019 murder continues to fuel debate over UK online safety laws, as renewed coverage highlights grooming risks and gaps in social media safeguards. International Business Times UK · Jan 20
YouTube may have surpassed the BBC in viewer share, but that’s not the whole picture – a media expert explains News this week from the Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board (BARB) that YouTube has surpassed the BBC in viewing share has been widely framed as a tipping point. Some read it as a final nail in the future of public service broadcasting in a platform-led age. The Conversation · Jan 16
X still allowing users to post sexualised images generated by Grok AI tool Despite restrictions announced this week, Guardian reporters find standalone app continues to allow posting of nonconsensual content The Guardian - UK · Jan 16
Criminals using AI to create ‘frightening’ number of child sexual abuse videos Internet Watch Foundation found the majority of the AI-generated videos fell into Category A, the most extreme classification The Independent UK · Jan 16
Public sceptical over new Grok safeguards as Ofcom launches investigation The Independent asked the public how artificial intelligence should be regulated, as Elon Musk’s X introduced new safeguards on its AI chatbot Grok following pressure from UK regulators. The Independent UK · Jan 15
What to know about UK legal changes aiming to regulate AI-generated nude images U.K. officials say they are enforcing new laws to make creating online sexual images without consent illegal The Independent UK · Jan 15
Grok AI: what do limits on tool mean for X, its users and UK media watchdog? UK users will no longer be able to create sexualised images of real people using @Grok X account, with Grok app also expected to be restricted The Guardian - UK · Jan 15
Gary Neville receives huge Ofcom backlash after fans take exception to commentary Sky Sports' Gary Neville has found himself in hot water with the UK's broadcasting watchdog FourFourTwo · Jan 15
Gary Neville comments during Arsenal game trigger 576 complaints to Ofcom The complaints were reportedly prompted by Neville’s fierce criticism of Gabriel Martinelli for pushing the injured Conor Bradley. The Independent UK · Jan 15
Elon Musk’s X restricts Grok photo editing amid concerns about sexualised images Ofcom had earlier launched an investigation over reports Grok was allowing users to manipulate images of women and children. The Independent UK · Jan 15
Elon Musk’s X to stop Grok AI undressing images of real people following huge backlash Elon Musk’s company says it has imposed restrictions on ‘editing of images of real people in revealing clothing such as bikinis’ Evening Standard · Jan 15
Gary Neville ‘whack him’ comments about Gabriel Martinelli spark almost 600 Ofcom complaints Neville was reacting to the Arsenal winger’s incident with Liverpool’s Conor Bradley The Independent UK · Jan 14
‘It will refuse to produce anything illegal’: Elon Musk rails against Grok backlash, but UK Prime Minister says ‘we’re not going to back down’ X CEO Elon Musk disputes image generation charges leveled at Grok AI. TechRadar · Jan 14
The Guardian - UK · Jan 14 X ‘acting to comply with UK law’ after outcry over sexualised images New polling suggests 58% of Britons think X should be banned in the UK if the social network fails to crack down on nonconsensual images
Tom’s Guide · Jan 14 “I’m not aware of it”: Elon Musk responds to naked underage image Grok controversy Elon Musk's X is in hot water as the company battles with UK regulators over a sexual image scandal.
The Independent UK · Jan 14 Starmer ‘won’t back down’ in fight with Musk’s X over Grok AI sexualised images ‘We’ve made it clear that X has to act,’ the prime minister says
Evening Standard · Jan 14 X is acting to comply with UK law, Keir Starmer tells MPs amid Grok row The PM said news the social media company was taking action on concerns Grok was producing sexualised images of women and children was welcome.
The Independent UK · Jan 14 An opportunity or a threat? How YouTube rose and rose to overtake the BBC YouTube has officially dethroned the BBC with its enormous British viewing figures, after surpassing ITV last summer
International Business Times UK · Jan 14 Grok Is Signed Up For Pentagon Use Despite Global Outcry For Sexual Exploitation The US Department of Defence plans to use Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot in military networks, sparking controversy amid global outcry over the tool's role in generating sexualised and deepfake content.
The Independent UK · Jan 13 Watch live: Ministers questioned over Grok AI row as Keir Starmer vows to end abuse on X Watch live as technology secretary Liz Kendall and culture secretary Lisa Nandy are questioned over AI and copyright on Tuesday (13 January).
The Independent UK · Jan 13 Labour’s first ‘Twitter tsar’ says ministers should get off ‘cesspit’ X immediately Kerry McCarthy says X had ‘gone too far’ after its AI tool Grok was found to have been used to ‘undress’ images of people without consent and sexualise women and children
The Guardian - UK · Jan 13 Can X be banned under UK law and what are the other options? UK media regulator is investigating whether X has breached the Online Safety Act – what could happen next?
Evening Standard · Jan 13 Musk ‘ideologically committed’ to pushing free speech boundaries – Louise Haigh The former minister also said the British lawmaking process is not fit for purpose when it comes to regulating new technology.
International Business Times UK · Jan 13 'If X Can't Control Grok, We Will' — UK Signals End of Self-Regulation for Musk's Platform The UK is activating laws to criminalise AI-generated deepfakes following a crackdown on Elon Musk's Grok. Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned X could lose its self-regulatory status if it fails to curb digital abuse.