Next ad banned over ‘unhealthily thin’ model in digitally altered leggings – The Guardian

Posted February 12th, 2025 in advertising, complaints, internet, news, photography, standards by sally

‘The UK advertising watchdog has banned an advert from high street retailer Next for featuring an “unhealthily thin” model in digitally altered clothing.’

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The Guardian, 12th February 2025

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Online platforms and the law: can you afford to swipe right for love? – 3 Paper Buildings

‘3PB’s specialist commercial, public and information law barrister Mariya Peykova has written an article titled “Online dating platforms and the law: can you afford to swipe right for love?”’

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3 Paper Buildings, 29th January 2025

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Creators of AI child sex abuse images face up to five years in prison under crackdown – The Independent

‘Creators of AI-generated images of child sexual abuse will face up to five years in prison in a new government crackdown. Home secretary Yvette Cooper has announced that the UK will be the first country in the world to make it illegal to own artificial intelligence tools designed to make images of child sexual abuse.’

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The Independent, 2nd February 2025

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Online platforms and the law: can you afford to swipe right for love? – 3PB

Posted January 30th, 2025 in chambers articles, consumer protection, gambling, internet, mental health, news by tracey

‘3PB ‘s specialist commercial, public and information law barrister Mariya Peykova has written an article titled “Online dating platforms and the law: can you afford to swipe right for love?” ‘

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3PB, 29th January 2025

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Jailed ‘catfish’ paedophile has sentence increased – BBC News

‘A catfishing paedophile jailed for targeting more than 30 children online has had his sentence increased.’

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BBC News, 29th January 2025

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Misogyny and violence against women identified as gateways to extremism, leaked Home Office report says – The Independent

‘Misogyny and violence against women have been identified as gateways to extremist beliefs in a leaked Home Office report that urges the government to approach extremism based on concerning behaviours instead of ideology.’

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The Independent, 28th January 2025

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SRA can keep disciplinary decisions online for longer – Legal Futures

‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) has approved plans by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to change its publication policy and keep details of misconduct on its website for longer.’

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Legal Futures, 28th January 2025

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Teenager in neo-Nazi satanist group jailed for encouraging suicide online – The Independent

‘A 19-year-old who was part of a neo-Nazi satanist group has been jailed for six years for encouraging girls to die by suicide and self-harm, as well as possession of a document for terrorist purposes.’

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The Independent, 16th January 2025

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Stronger age checks to come into force for online pornography sites in UK – The Guardian

‘Users accessing online pornography in the UK could soon be required to have their face scanned, under measures announced by Ofcom to stop children seeing the material.’

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The Guardian, 16th January 2025

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The 20 child abuse inquiry proposals – what has happened so far? – BBC News

‘In October 2022, child protection expert Prof Alexis Jay finished a seven-year inquiry into the countless ways children had been sexually abused in England and Wales.’

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BBC News, 9th January 2025

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Taxi driver jailed for social media posts inciting Southport riots – The Independent

Posted January 7th, 2025 in incitement, internet, media, news, sentencing, violent offenders by tracey

‘A taxi driver who spread misinformation and incited violence on social media following the Southport attack has been jailed for seven and a half years.’

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The Independent, 6th January 2025

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UK data regulator criticises Google for ‘irresponsible’ ad tracking change – The Guardian

Posted December 20th, 2024 in advertising, data protection, internet, news, privacy by sally

‘Britain’s data protection regulator has labelled Google as “irresponsible” for allowing advertisers to track customers’ digital “fingerprints”, amid fears even privacy-conscious users will find the online monitoring technique difficult to block.’

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The Guardian, 19th December 2024

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UK illegal content codes ‘fire starting gun’ for Online Safety Act compliance – OUT-LAW.com

Posted December 17th, 2024 in children, codes of practice, internet, news by tracey

‘The outlining of new measures to address “illegal harms” “fires the starting gun” for service providers’ compliance with the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA), experts have said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 17th December 2024

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Social media platforms have work to do to comply with Online Safety Act, says Ofcom – The Guardian

Posted December 17th, 2024 in children, codes of practice, internet, media, news by tracey

‘Social media platforms have a “job of work” to do in order to comply with the UK’s Online Safety Act and have yet to introduce all the measures needed to protect children and adults from harmful content, the communications regulator has said.’

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The Guardian, 16th December 2024

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Misuse of private information: Google and DeepMind Technologies – UK Human Rights Blog

‘Prismall v Google UK Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 1516. This was not a class action but a representative action, pursuant to what is now Civil Procedure Rule (CPR) 19.8, for the tort of misuse of private information against the respondents Google UK Limited (Google) and DeepMind Technologies Limited (DeepMind). The action was on behalf of Mr Prismall and a class of persons said to number approximately 1.6 million.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 13th December 2024

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Bar Standards Board ‘failed to protect’ female barrister from online gender violence – The Guardian

‘A barrister has accused her professional regulator of failing to protect her from online gender violence, at the start of a disciplinary hearing against her for saying a judge had shown a “boys’ club attitude”.’

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The Guardian, 10th December 2024

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Online Safety Act duties cover gen-AI and chatbots, Ofcom confirms – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 28th, 2024 in artificial intelligence, internet, news by sally

‘Online service providers have been given a “valuable reminder” that content generated by AI will fall in scope of the UK’s Online Safety Act’s requirements in the same way content created by human users does, an expert in technology regulation has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 27th November 2024

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ICO calls on businesses to share data for tackling fraud – OUT-LAW.com

‘The UK’s data protection regulator has asked banks, telecommunications providers and digital platforms to share personal information responsibly to protect their customers from scams and fraud, and clarified that data protection law is not an excuse for failing to do so.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 26th November 2024

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Retired judge to front collective action against Google – Legal Futures

‘A retired deputy High Court judge is set to front a collective action worth billions of pounds alleging that Google has abused its dominant position in online search advertising.’

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Legal Futures, 25th November 2024

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MPs to summon Elon Musk to testify about X’s role in UK summer riots – The Guardian

Posted November 21st, 2024 in inquiries, internet, news, parliament, violent disorder by sally

‘MPs are to summon Elon Musk to testify about X’s role in spreading disinformation, in a parliamentary inquiry into the UK riots and the rise of false and harmful AI content, the Guardian has learned.’

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The Guardian, 20th November 2024

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