Il regolatore dei media annuncia gli impegni della piattaforma di Elon Musk per contrastare i contenuti terroristici e l'incitamento all'odio
theguardian.comIl ribaltamento della decisione sulla prima trasmissione avviene dopo le lamentele riguardanti la mancata contestazione delle affermazioni del presidente statunitense. • Ofcom indagherà per stabilire se GB News abbia violato le norme di trasmissione con la seconda messa in onda della sua intervista a Donald Trump, a seguito di lamentele secondo cui le affermazioni del presidente degli Stati Uniti sul cambiamento climatico, l'Islam e l'immigrazione non erano state messe in discussione. • Una serie di reclami è stata presentata riguardo all'intervista, condotta dalla presentatrice Bev Turner lo scorso novembre. Continua a leggere...
theguardian.comLa società proprietaria di Facebook e Instagram sostiene che gli oneri non debbano essere calcolati in base al fatturato globale dell'azienda. Meta ha avviato un'azione legale contro l'organo di regolamentazione dei media del Regno Unito in merito al regime di tasse e sanzioni applicato nell'ambito della storica legislazione sulla sicurezza digitale. La società proprietaria di Facebook e Instagram sostiene che la metodologia di Ofcom per il calcolo degli oneri sia errata e non debba basarsi sul fatturato globale di un'azienda. Le violazioni dell'Online Safety Act possono essere punite con multe fino al 10% del fatturato mondiale qualificato (QWR) o 18 milioni di sterline, a seconda di quale valore sia superiore. Continua a leggere...
theguardian.comFormer Channel 4 chair and boss of Kingfisher to be appointed at crucial time for UK’s media regulatorBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK media regulator Ofcom has named the City veteran Ian Cheshire as its next chair.Ofcom, which oversees the UK’s media and internet sectors, named Cheshire as its preferred candidate for chair on Wednesday. He will be formally appointed to the role for a four-year term once he has been approved in a parliamentary hearing. Continue reading...
theguardian.comMuch is expected of Online Safety Act and less from free speech advocates leaving new boss in difficult placeIan Cheshire’s Ofcom intray is big. It is available online under the regulator’s plan for 2026/27 and covers an array of industries: telecoms; broadband; the postal service; media and the online world.It is the latter that it going to dominate his tenure. Ofcom oversees the Online Safety Act, the legislation that regulates social media in the UK. Much is expected of the act from internet safety campaigners, and a bit less from freedom of speech advocates, which leaves Cheshire in a difficult place. Continue reading...
theguardian.comLiz Kendall urged by online safety figures to hand job to Jeremy Wright ahead of Labour grandee Margaret HodgeMinisters are facing pressure to appoint a former Conservative cabinet minister as the new chair of the media regulator Ofcom, as he battles for the job against a Labour peer.The job of running the regulator has become a key post in public life, as concern over online content has grown rapidly, alongside the rise of more politically partisan broadcasting. No successor has yet been named to replace Michael Grade, the former BBC chair who has just weeks left in the job. Continue reading...
theguardian.comExclusive: Group says measures to curb harmful content will also help to tackle violence against women and girlsMen and boys need as much protection as women and girls from harmful influencers and “the worst parts of the internet”, a group of MPs have told Ofcom, as they called for the regulator to give specific guidance to online platforms.More than 60 Labour MPs have written to the Ofcom chief executive, Melanie Dawes, urging her to protect men and boys from “manosphere” influencers, who expose them to gambling, sextortion and violent pornography. Continue reading...
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