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Ofcom warns tech firms after chatbots imitate Brianna Ghey and Molly Russell

After ‘distressing incidents’, watchdog says content from user-made bots would be covered by UK Online Safety Act

The Guardian - UK

Ofcom warns online platforms over generative AI tools

The regulator has published an open letter to tech firms, reminding them how generative AI tools will be in scope of the Online Safety Act.

Evening Standard

Culture Secretary looks at adding online news platforms to media plurality rules

Lisa Nandy said she wants to make changes for the ‘digital age’.

Evening Standard

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Treat revenge porn in same way as child abuse content online, MPs told

A committee is looking into the impact of revenge porn on victims and what steps big tech is taking to prevent and tackle it.

Evening Standard

What could UK merger between Vodafone and Three mean for customers?

As competition watchdog looks poised to approve tie-up, questions raised over what it could mean for prices, competition and investment

The Guardian - UK

Media Watch: GB News' £100k fine and Isabel Oakeshott's 'disgraceful' rant

Good evening and welcome to this week's Media Watch where a months-long drama involving GB News has finally come to a conclusion ... for now anyway.

The National (Scotland)

Ed Balls 'sits out' Good Morning Britain interview with wife Yvette Cooper after bias backlash

ITV were flooded with complaints after he interviewed her in August

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Ed Balls ‘sits out’ GMB interview with wife Yvette Cooper after backlash

Move comes after ITV received thousands of complaints for their previous interview

The Independent UK

Ed Balls 'sits out' interview with wife Yvette Cooper after previous row

ED Balls has told viewers of Good Morning Britain that he will “sit out” an interview with his wife – Home Secretary Yvette Cooper...

The National (Scotland)

Addicted to love: how dating apps ‘exploit’ their users

Online services that promise to find people romantic matches have been likened to gambling products designed to keep customers hooked

The Guardian - UK

Snapchat most used social media platform for grooming, figures show as offences hit record high

‘He said he had saved the images and would send them to everyone if I stopped sending more pictures,’ victim says

The Independent UK

GB News fined £100,000 by Ofcom for breaking impartiality rules over Rishi Sunak interview

Ofcom says broadcaster gave Rishi Sunak a ‘mostly uncontested platform’ in February interview

The Independent UK

GB News fined £100,000 by Ofcom after 'impartial' Rishi Sunak interview

The channel has previously challenged Ofcom’s finding in court

Evening Standard

GB News fined £100,000 by Ofcom after Rishi Sunak Q and A debate

The channel’s chief executive, Angelos Frangopoulos, said the ‘unnecessary, unfair and unlawful’ ruling is being challenged in the courts.

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The National (Scotland)

GB News fined £100k for breaking impartiality rules in Rishi Sunak interview

OFCOM has imposed a £100,000 fine on GB News for “breaking due impartiality rules” following an interview with the former prime minister Rishi…

Evening Standard

More than 500 complaints about Big Brother episode after T-shirt controversy

ITV re-edited and apologised for its October 22 programme.

The Guardian - UK

Former GB News presenter ordered to pay £50,000 in legal costs

Mark Steyn lost a high court battle against Ofcom who he claimed ‘killed’ his career with rulings about Covid comments

Evening Standard

Former GB News presenter Mark Steyn to pay £50,000 in costs after losing Ofcom legal battle

Mark Steyn previously challenged decisions by Ofcom that two of his shows breached its rules

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The Independent UK

Former GB News presenter to pay £50,000 in costs after losing Ofcom legal battle

Mark Steyn previously challenged decisions by Ofcom that two of his shows breached its rules.

The Independent UK

How Evri became the UK’s most hated delivery company

LET’S UNPACK THAT: From parcels that look like they’ve been savaged by a pack of rabid dogs to packages that mysteriously vanish into thin air, the courier has accrued enough horror stories to rival the Goosebumps series. But is it really any worse than its rivals? Helen Coffey looks into…

Evening Standard

Evri and Yodel the worst parcel firms at helping their customers – Ofcom

A report found that although 78% of parcel recipients are satisfied with delivery firms, two-thirds (67%) have had an issue in the past six months,

The Guardian - UK

Volkswagen to shut at least three German factories, union warns; Oil price falls 5% after Israel’s attack on Iran – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Evening Standard

New, strengthened Online Safety Act needed to protect children, charity says

The Molly Rose Foundation has called Ofcom’s current approach to enforcing the online safety laws ‘risk averse’.

The Guardian - UK

Social media algorithms need overhaul in wake of Southport riots, Ofcom says

Watchdog issues warning over misinformation after trouble that flared following killing of three girls on Merseyside

The National (Scotland)

Media Watch: Ofcom angers devolved nations and uproar over BBC cuts

THE eagle-eye of Media Watch has fallen squarely upon on Ofcom over the past week after it confirmed plans to allow Channel 4 to spend a…

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