Emma Woollacott
Forbes
United Kingdom
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Rishi Sunak Faces Rebellion Over Accountability Of Tech Executives
UK prime minister Rishi Sunak is facing a major rebellion over the Online Safety Bill, with 36 Conservative MPs calling for social media bosses to be jailed if their platforms publish harmful content. → Read More
Starlink Terminals Smuggled Into Iran
Starlink satellite communications terminals are reportedly being smuggled into Iran in an effort to bypass internet restrictions. → Read More
Removing Spam Accounts Would Cost Elon Musk Millions Of His Own Twitter Followers
Elon Musk's plans to eliminate spam Twitter accounts would hit his own follower numbers hard. → Read More
Facebook, Google And Trustpilot ‘Failing To Deal With Fake Reviews’
Unscrupulous brokers are continuing to infiltrate Facebook, Google and Amazon with fake reviews, according to a report from consumer group Which? → Read More
UK Lays Out Proposed New Data Protection Laws
The UK has published its response to a consultation on pulling out of GDPR, claiming that this could save British businesses £1 billion per year. → Read More
Report Calls For Child Influencers To Be Protected From Exploitation
British legislators are calling for controls to protect child influencers from exploitation, and to create a code of conduct for deals between influencers and brands or talent agencies. → Read More
Internet Shutdowns Rocket As Governments Crack Down On Dissent
According to Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition, authorities deliberately shut down the internet at least 182 times across 34 countries, up from least 159 shutdowns in 29 countries in 2020. → Read More
UK Ramps Up Measures Against Fake Online Reviews
The UK is warning of tough new penalties for writing or hosting fake reviews, including fines of up to 10 per cent of global turnover. → Read More
How Restaurant Reviews And Tinder Profiles Are Countering Russian Misinformation
Concerned that Russian citizens are being left in the dark about their leader's actions, activists are turning to an unlikely method of communication: restaurant reviews. → Read More
Climate Change Denial Still Rife On Facebook, Say Researchers
Facebook is only flagging around half the posts from the major climate change deniers on its platform. → Read More
YouTube Outlines Plans To Limit Spread Of Misinformation
YouTube has announced new plans for dealing with misinformation on its platform, including ways of handling 'borderline' content. → Read More
New Zealand government mandates bug reporting process for federal agencies
Researchers can report vulnerabilities on a ‘no blame’ basis → Read More
New Standard Aims To Protect Against Deepfakes
An Adobe-led coalition of tech companies set up to combat deepfakes has released the first version of its technical specification for digital provenance. → Read More
New Mozilla Project Aims To Reveal Facebook’s Tracking And Data Collection Practices
In the latest attempt to cast light on Facebook's tracking and data collection practices, browser maker Mozilla has teamed up with non-profit The Markup. → Read More
Sweden Launches Psychological Defense Agency To Counter Disinformation
Sweden has created a new government agency dedicated to fighting disinformation, particularly from foreign governments such as Russia, China and Iran. → Read More
Want To Buy Farage's Leave.eu Website? You'll Have To Wait A Bit Longer
Following the end of the Brexit transition period on December 31, 2020, more than 80,000 websites run by UK-based individuals or organizations were told that their sites would be suspended and then withdrawn altogether unless they were able to re-register. → Read More
UK Announces Cyber Plans To Combat Russia And China
Highlighting a "clash of values" with Russian and China, the UK has today launched its new National Cyber Strategy, aiming to improve cyber skills and increase resilience. → Read More
European Commission Clamps Down Hard On Political Ads
The European Commission has today released new rules on targeted political advertising, restricting how internet users' personal information can be used. → Read More
UK Government Accused Of Sneaking Through New Live Facial Recognition Rules
More than 30 civil liberties groups are accusing the UK Home Office and police of bypassing Parliament to introduce live facial recognition technology (LFRT). → Read More
Google To Keep Third Party Cookies A While Longer
Google says it's delaying its plans to phase out third-party cookies in its Chrome browser, after concerns from advertisers and regulators. → Read More