Katie Price, Lauren Goodger and Georgia Harrison Instagram posts banned – BBC News
‘A trio of influencers have had Instagram posts touting diet products banned by the UK’s ad regulator.’
BBC News, 23rd October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: internet
Extinction Rebellion lawyers apply for judicial review over protest ban – The Guardian
‘Lawyers for Extinction Rebellion have filed an urgent application for a judicial review hearing at the high court in London, as the number of arrests in 10 days of demonstrations rose to more than 1,600.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
UK vulnerable to malicious meddling in election, warns study – The Guardian
‘Britain needs to take concerted action to reduce the risk of malicious actors in the UK and abroad from contaminating the results of a looming general election, according to a new study that warns of the risks of public “abuse and deception”.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
The connection between online hate speech and real-world hate crime – OUP Blog
‘Online hate speech is on the rise. All available academic and government sources indicate a year on year increase in the number of people being exposed to hateful content on social media, online news item comments, and websites. Over half (53%) of UK adult Internet users reported seeing hateful content online in 2018, an increase from 47% in 2017. In 2016, 34% of 12-15-year olds recalled seeing hateful content online. This figure increased to 45% in 2018. Of those who witnessed online hate, less than half took action in relation to the most recent incident.’
OUP Blog, 12th October 2019
Source: blog.oup.com
Solicitor secures injunction to stop web harassment – Legal Futures
‘A partner at listed law firm Knights has secured a High Court injunction to prevent a former Oxford University student making “false and damaging allegations” against him.’
Legal Futures, 10th October 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Army cadet trainer tricked boys into performing sex acts by posing as 15-year-old girl ‘bait’ – The Independent
‘An Army cadet trainer has been jailed after posing as 15-year-old girl to “bait” teenage boys into performing sex acts online.’
The Independent, 7th October 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Match.com rapist has prison term extended after lying about vasectomy to victim who fell pregnant – The Independent
‘A serial rapist who used dating websites including Match.com to target his victims has been given extra prison time for attacks on five more women.’
The Independent, 3rd October 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
British police to demand data from US tech giants directly after delays to paedophile investigations – The Independent
‘British police and intelligence agencies will be able to demand suspects’ social media data directly from American technology giants under a new agreement signed with the US government. The Home Office said the landmark agreement would speed up investigations into alleged terrorists, paedophiles and serious criminals.’
The Independent, 4th October 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Google ‘tracking iPhone users’ case goes ahead – BBC News
‘Legal action brought against Google for allegedly tracking the personal data of four million iPhone users can go ahead in the UK, three judges have ruled.’
BBC News, 2nd October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Obscenity judge’s copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover to stay in UK – The Guardian
‘The copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover used by the judge in the landmark 1960 obscenity trial is to remain in the UK, after the University of Bristol stepped forward to augment the money raised by a crowdfunding campaign backed by writers including Neil Gaiman and Stephen Fry.’
The Guardian, 1st October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
BAILII and the re-use of judgments as public legal information – Transparency Project
‘For all practical purposes, the free legal database run by the British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII) is an official source of judgments from senior courts that any member of the public or any journalist can use. But while anyone can read individual judgments and quote bits of them elsewhere, what are the rules about downloading and re-using the content in bulk? Is it public open data or are there restrictions on its re-use? There seems to be some confusion about this, which this article aims to unpick.’
Transparency Project, 1st October 2019
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
Man jailed over anti-Muslim Instagram posts alongside topless photos with gun – The Independent
‘A man who posed with a shotgun and urged people to “stand up” against Muslims has been jailed for four years.’
The Independent, 23rd September 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Catfishing’ sex offender is jailed for a year – Daily Telegraph
‘A convicted sex offender, who posed as a woman on a dating website in order to trick other females into sending him intimate photographs, has been jailed for a year.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th September 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Home Office to fund use of AI to help catch dark web paedophiles – The Guardian
‘Artificial intelligence could be used to help catch paedophiles operating on the dark web, the Home Office has announced.’
The Guardian, 17th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Julian Assange to stay in prison over absconding fears – BBC News
‘Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange is to remain in prison when his jail term ends because of his “history of absconding”, a judge has ruled’
BBC News, 13th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenager who trolled herself with fake social media accounts then blamed it on ex-boyfriend to get revenge is jailed – The Independent
‘A teenage girl who trolled herself on social media and blamed it on her ex-boyfriend in a revenge plot has been jailed.’
The Independent, 13th September 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Vanessa George: Devon and Cornwall ban for nursery abuser – BBC News
‘A paedophile nursery worker who sexually abused children in her care will be banned from her home county when she is released from prison.’
BBC News, 13th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Christian campaigner challenges LGBT school protest ruling – Daily Telegraph
‘A christian campaigner will this week challenge a High Court ruling, which he believes bans anyone from criticising on social media teaching by staff at a primary school at the centre of a row over LGBT relationships.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
