Category: internet

Pornography, the Online Safety Act 2023 and the need for further reform – Journal of Media Law

Posted June 27th, 2024 in child abuse, children, internet, media, news, obscenity, pornography by sally

‘The UK’s Online Safety Act 2023 regulates pornography in a range of new ways which could radically alter both how pornography is accessed and the nature of the content available. However, while the Act ostensibly represents a new form of regulation focusing on the systems and processes of online platforms, in practice it is content-based. Our analysis reveals that the Act generates eight new classifications of pornography, each associated with a distinct legal framework, thereby creating a confusing and unnecessarily complex regulatory regime. Accordingly, we recommend further reforms to fortify and clarify the regulatory regime, as well as a more comprehensive review of pornography regulation in general, with the overall aim of reducing the harms of pornography.’

Full Story

Journal of Media Law, 5th June 2024

Source: www.tandfonline.com

Joey Barton to pay Jeremy Vine £75,000 after calling him a ‘bike nonce’ – The Guardian

Posted June 19th, 2024 in damages, defamation, internet, media, news, sport by sally

‘The former footballer and manager Joey Barton has issued a public apology on the social media site X and has agreed to pay £75,000 to Jeremy Vine, after a high court ruling that calling the broadcaster a “bike nonce” on social media was defamatory.’

Full Story

The Guardian, 18th June 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

IP addresses ruled floating charge under loan security agreement – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 10th, 2024 in floating charges, insolvency, internet, loans, news by tracey

‘Lenders should be aware that despite their static nature, IP addresses have been classified as floating charge assets under a loan security agreement by a recent decision of the High Court of England and Wales. There are legal and practical considerations for lenders and their advisers when securing digital assets, following the ruling.’

Full Story

OUT-LAW.com, 7th June 2024

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

Man handed ban over Champions League pitch invasion – BBC News

Posted June 4th, 2024 in football banning orders, guilty pleas, internet, news, public order, sport by tracey

‘A 29-year-old man who tried to invade the pitch at the Champions League final at Wembley has been banned from football matches in the UK for three years.’

Full Story

BBC News, 3rd June 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Online Safety Act not ‘job done’, Molly Russell’s father warns next government – The Independent

Posted June 3rd, 2024 in bereavement, children, families, government departments, inquests, internet, mental health, news, suicide by sally

‘Seeing the Online Safety Act as a “job done” would be a “disaster”, a bereaved father has said as he called on the next government to commit to updating legislation to tackle harms affecting children.’

Full Story

The Independent, 3rd June 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Child sex offender banned from teaching for life after online grooming conviction – The Independent

Posted May 31st, 2024 in child abuse, children, disciplinary procedures, imprisonment, internet, news, sentencing, sexual grooming, sexual offences, teachers by michael

‘A Hampshire teacher convicted of online grooming has been banned from the classroom indefinitely.’

Full Story

The Independent, 31st May 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk

UK mother of boy who killed himself seeks right to access his social media – The Guardian

Posted May 30th, 2024 in families, internet, media, news, parental rights, suicide by tracey

‘A woman whose 14-year-old son killed himself is calling for parents to be given the legal right to access their child’s social media accounts to help understand why they died.’

Full Story

The Guardian, 29th May 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Joey Barton calling Jeremy Vine a ‘bike nonce’ was defamatory, judge rules – The Guardian

Posted May 28th, 2024 in defamation, internet, media, news by tracey

‘The former footballer and manager Joey Barton calling the broadcaster Jeremy Vine a “bike nonce” on social media was defamatory, a high court judge has ruled.’

Full Story

The Guardian, 24th May 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

OnlyFans complaint over BBC investigation rejected by Ofcom – BBC News

Posted May 21st, 2024 in BBC, child abuse, complaints, internet, news, pornography by sally

‘A complaint by OnlyFans about a BBC investigation which highlighted claims that child abuse images had originated on its site has been rejected by Ofcom.’

Full Story

BBC News, 20th May 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Speech by the Master of the Rolls: The Future of Courts – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted May 20th, 2024 in computer programs, courts, electronic filing, HM Courts Service, internet, judges, news, speeches by tracey

‘The Future of Courts: Expert Panel and Discussion.’

Full speech

Full Story

Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 15th May 2024

Source: www.judiciary.uk

MP uses parliamentary privilege to ask why Lucy Letby story blocked in UK – The Guardian

Posted May 16th, 2024 in appeals, children, hospitals, internet, media, murder, news, nurses, parliamentary privilege by sally

‘The Conservative MP David Davis has used parliamentary privilege to ask why UK readers were barred from viewing an article in a prominent US magazine about the case of the former nurse Lucy Letby.’

Full Story

The Guardian, 15th May 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Juror who researched law on child neglect gets suspended sentence – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 13th, 2024 in child cruelty, child neglect, children, families, internet, juries, news, sentencing, suspended sentences by tracey

‘A juror who researched the law on child neglect to hold her own amid “personality clashes” in the jury room has been spared prison.’

Full Story

Law Society's Gazette, 10th May 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Single online entry point for legal disputes “should be hosted by HMCTS” – Legal Futures

Posted May 10th, 2024 in consultations, HM Courts Service, internet, Law Society, legal advice, news by sally

‘HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) should host a proposed single online entry point for legal disputes, whether or not they end up in court, respondents to a Law Society consultation have agreed.’

Full Story

Legal Futures, 10th May 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Man known as ‘eunuch maker’ who streamed mutilations is jailed for life – The Guardian

Posted May 10th, 2024 in conspiracy, grievous bodily harm, imprisonment, internet, news, sentencing by sally

‘The leader of a “grisly and gruesome” extreme body modification network who streamed mutilations on his “eunuch maker” website has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years.’

Full Story

The Guardian, 9th May 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Tech firms face tougher online age checks – Ofcom – BBC News

Posted May 8th, 2024 in children, codes of practice, internet, media, news, ombudsmen by tracey

‘Ofcom has warned social media sites they could be banned for under-18s if they fail to comply with new online safety rules. The media regulator has published a children’s safety draft codes of practice, which requires social media firms to have more robust age-checking measures, and Ofcom boss Dame Melanie Dawes warned any company that broke them could have their minimum user age raised to 18.’

Full Story

BBC News, 8th May 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Smart gadgets: Tougher rules for sellers of internet-enabled devices in the UK – BBC News

Posted April 29th, 2024 in computer crime, computer programs, data protection, internet, news by tracey

‘Manufacturers will have to follow stricter rules if they want to sell “smart” gadgets in the UK after a new law came into effect.’

Full Story

BBC News, 29th April 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Laurence Fox ordered to pay £180,000 to two people he called ‘paedophiles’ – The Guardian

Posted April 26th, 2024 in damages, defamation, internet, news, racism by sally

‘The actor and rightwing activist Laurence Fox has been ordered to pay £90,000 each in damages to two people he libelled by referring to them as “paedophiles” on social media.’

Full Story

The Guardian, 25th April 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Criminal Law Update: Cyber-flashing – Devon Chambers

Posted April 24th, 2024 in chambers articles, criminal justice, indecent exposure, internet, news, sexual offences by sally

‘Hetty Summerhayes examines the introduction of the offences of cyberflashing and sharing or threatening to share intimate photographs or film.’

Full Story

Devon Chambers, March 2024

Source: devonchambers.co.uk

Legal academic awarded £30,000 over ‘toxic’ row with ex-colleague – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted April 24th, 2024 in damages, disclosure, internet, news, privacy, universities by tracey

‘A law lecturer has been ordered to pay £22,500 to a former colleague after sharing confidential information that was later made public on social media.’

Full Story

Law Society's Gazette, 23rd April 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Sex offender banned from using AI tools in landmark UK case – The Guardian

Posted April 23rd, 2024 in artificial intelligence, fines, indecent photographs of children, internet, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A sex offender convicted of making more than 1,000 indecent images of children has been banned from using any “AI creating tools” for the next five years in the first known case of its kind.’

Full Story

The Guardian, 21st April 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com