• Many See Child Porn But Don't Know What To Do
    Around 1.5 million people have stumbled upon child pornography while using the internet, a survey has found. But the study suggested that 40% would not know how to go about reporting it, if they did see it online. Child porn was the biggest concern for people when considering a range of illegal and harmful content online, with terrorist websites and extreme or violent pornography coming closely behind on the survey conducted by the Internet Watch Foundation.
  • 7thingsmedia Buys Stake In Fashion Traffic
    The digital agency has revealed it has purchased a 35.75% stake in fashion media marketplace Fashion Traffic. The technology platform enables e-commerce brands and retailers to sell through fashion-focused publishers on websites, blogs and social media, currently the Tel Aviv-based company works with over 200 brands including the likes of ASOS and Forever21.
  • Parties Agree On Press Regulation; Up To Queen
    The system, underpinned by statute, will be inserted into law in the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill . Newspapers that refuse to comply with the new structure will face a system of exemplary damages, to be agreed in the Commons yesterday. Both sides were claiming victory, said the Guardian. But David Cameron, in talks with the other party leaders last week, had opposed a charter underpinned by statute.
  • The Dalstonist Launches In East London
    London's hyperlocal press continues to expand as The Dalstonist launches for residents and visitors of the E8 postcode. Providing local events listings, news, reviews and features, the site focuses loosely on the Kingsland Road area but also extends to London Fields and Haggerston. "In my area there are a lot of bars, clubs, that kind of thing, so I'm hoping that will be quite a good draw and build traffic with those daily listings," Mark Wilding, editor of The Dalstonist, told Journalism.co.uk.
  • 'Naive' Tweet Leads To Large Comic Relief Donation
    Slough MP Fiona Mactaggart, who once spent Red Nose Day dressed as a chicken when she was a teacher, has donated GBP14,268 to the charity after thousands of people retweeted her post on the social networking site. Although she had always planned to write a cheque for Comic Relief, the Labour MP said she had the sum of GBP10,000 in mind, and admitted she was "a bit" worried as the number of retweets steadily increased.
  • Gervais Brings Back 'Office' Character Via YouTube
    Fans of The Office have been preparing for withdrawal: The British version ended ten years ago, after two seasons, and the American version is now in its final season. On Friday, though, Ricky Gervais launched his new YouTube channel, which will feature new clips by "David Brent," his British Office character, as well as non-Office-related content.
  • Clear Channel Revamps OOH Sites
    Out-of-home media company Clear Channel has launched a permanent mobile platform on its outdoor media sites across its Adshel network of 10,000 panels in the UK. Through the new mobile platform, consumers in the UK will be able to interact with Clear Channel sites by tapping or scanning their mobile device on interactive panels in town centres across the country.
  • Reuters Editor Accused Of Aiding Anonymous
    Matthew Keys, 26, stands accused of supplying Anonymous with log-in credentials for a Tribune Company computer server. He was previously employed by Sacramento-based TV station KTXL FOX40, part of the Tribune organization. Keys, the Reuters deputy social media editor, said that he only heard about the charges on Twitter, where he has more than 20,000 followers.
  • Scottish Regulation Proposal Sparks Licensing Fears
    The findings of a group set up to examine the Leveson report and make recommendations for future press regulation in Scotland were revealed Friday afternoon, and said: "The principal difference between what we advise and what others have proposed is that the jurisdiction of the regulatory body must extend by law to all publishers of news-related material. No publisher of news-related material should be able to opt out of that jurisdiction."
  • Cyber Crime Specialist Unit Created In UK
    The UK government has established a new cyber crime specialist unit to deal with challenging threats, as it says that more PC users are affected by internet criminals compared to 'offline' ones. The country partially launched the National Cyber Security Programme in the beginning of March 2013 and about 19 accused cyber criminals have been arrested in addition to confiscation of GBP500,000 in assets.
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