‘A former inmate of Wales’ only privately run jail has been sent to prison after he posted on a Facebook group a video of a staff member restraining a prisoner.’
BBC News, 11th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Covid denier who suggested “whacking” Prof Sir Chris Whitty with a rounders bat has been jailed for five years after being convicted of encouraging terrorism.’
The Guardian, 11th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Online service providers in scope of the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA) should get ahead and prepare to conduct an illegal content risk assessment to ensure they do not fall foul of Ofcom’s enforcement powers, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 5th November 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Cross-channel train operator Eurostar has been criticised by the advertising watchdog for exaggerating the number of £39 seats on sale. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled that Eurostar ads across Instagram and Facebook for £39 tickets from London to Amsterdam and Brussels were misleading, the second time it has censured its ads this year.’
The Guardian, 6th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Fire Brigades Union bars former member of governing executive over alleged racist posts.’
The Guardian, 4th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A serial catfish abuser from Northern Ireland who caused one of his victims in the US to take her own life has been jailed for life with a minimum of 20 years.’
The Independent, 26th October 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A far-right extremist has been jailed for 12 years after posting videos of an extreme right-wing nature on social media.’
BBC News, 24th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Social media algorithms must be adjusted to prevent misinformation from spreading, the chief executive of Ofcom has warned, responding to the rioting that broke out after the killing of three girls in Southport this summer.’
The Guardian, 22nd October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has held that potentially inaccurate information on a local authority’s website about houses in multiple occupation (HMO) might give a landlord a reasonable excuse for not having a license in defending a rent repayment order application.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th October 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A childminder married to a Conservative councillor has been jailed after calling for hotels housing asylum seekers to be set on fire after the Southport attacks.’
The Guardian, 17th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘It has been argued that newspaper responses to pro-eating disorder websites, within the United Kingdom (UK), constitute a moral panic. It is feared that moral panics may spur rash legal/policy responses. My analysis indicates that the consideration of pro-eating disorder websites by British newspaper journalists and others does not constitute a moral panic. I argue that the misuse of the moral panic concept exemplifies the dominance of emotivism within contemporary culture and may trivialise potential online harms and serve as an apologia for surveillance/digital capitalism. I contend that pro-eating disorder websites are potentially harmful and assess legal and policy responses, such as the Online Safety Act 2023 and the advancement of the digital commons. I also contend that the increase in the number of people suffering with eating disorders within the UK should be addressed by devoting more resources for research into, and the prevention and treatment of, eating disorders.’
Information & Communications Technology Law, 18th September 2024
Source: www.tandfonline.com
‘Social media companies will face punishments for failing to keep children safe on their platforms, communications watchdog Ofcom has warned.’
BBC News, 17th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A law firm that was hacked and had sensitive client data published on the dark web has been reprimanded by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).’
Legal Futures, 14th October 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A man who used fake online profiles to talk to children and request indecent images from them has been jailed today.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 14th October 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Calls are growing to ban smartphones in schools in England by law, as education experts and unions back an MP’s attempt to push a new law through Parliament.’
BBC News, 15th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The High Court has ordered the partner of a leading Birmingham solicitor, who died at the end of last year, to remove social media posts accusing his executors, one of whom is a director of his law firm, of misconduct.’
Legal Futures, 7th October 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In 2018, Sir Ernest Ryder warned that the future shift to online dispute resolution for most, and in some areas all disputes, risks eroding judicial accountability and fostering a democratic deficit. The pandemic, the £1.3 billion court modernisation program and six years later, the future of resolving the majority of disputes online appears to be much closer. The implementation of a truly holistic Digital Justice System – an integrated system of online advice services, online public and private out-of-court dispute resolution services (mediation and arbitration portals, ombuds services) and online courts – can make this future a reality. In fact, it is expressly intended that the majority of civil, family, and tribunal disputes will be settled or resolved online through the Digital Justice System, in accordance with rules specifically developed by the Online Procedure Rule Committee (OPRC) to cover the online pre-action and action space. It is also notable that such a system of various online private and public portals will have a common data architecture based on the open digital standards developed by OPRC. It is not yet known when this system will become operational, but as we approach such a reality, the potential loss of accountability and democratic deficit needs to be addressed as an extremely urgent threat.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 3rd October 2024
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘A former firefighter who paid children to send him naked pictures and sent an image of himself wearing his uniform to one victim has been jailed.’
The Independent, 30th September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The ASA has banned Nike and Sky adverts, on the basis they use so called “dark patterns”. Dark patterns are a range of techniques which cross the line from legitimate advertising techniques to ones which unlawfully nudge consumers into making choices not in their best interests. These decisions come as the ASA joins the CMA in undertaking wider proactive investigations into online choice architecture that amount to unlawful dark patterns.’
Mills & Reeve, 27th September 2024
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
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