The media tycoon and News Corp boss recently slammed the way journalists arrested over claims they paid public officials have been handled by the police, in a secretly-recorded tape. The tape was obtained by Exaro and aired on Channel 4 in the UK. It heard Murdoch addressing a number of Sun reporters and promising his total support, even if they go to jail.

A British internet user who posted threats on Facebook to kill 200 US schoolchildren in the wake of a mass shooting at a primary school has been jailed for two years and four months. Reece Elliott, 24, was sentenced at Newcastle crown court after admitting communications offences. He had posted messages on tribute pages set up for two US teenagers who had died in road accidents.

A French anti-piracy law that would disconnect those suspected of copyright infringement has been overturned and replaced with a system of automatic fines, it has been announced in a official government report. Mired in controversy, the "Hadopi law" succumbed to the pressure of the entertainment industry and would disconnect those suspected of piracy from the internet. Users were first sent two written warnings, in what was called a "graduated response".

Edward Snowden has accepted political asylum in Venezuela, according to a now deleted tweet from Russian MP Aleksey Pushkov. Pushkov tweeted that Snowden had agreed to Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro's offer, saying it was "the most reliable option." However, minutes later he deleted the tweet.

The Copyright Hub, a web portal and collaborative forum for creative sectors in managing issues regarding copyright, today launched as a pilot to help bring copyright licensing up to speed with the digital age. Key among the services of the industry-led, non-profit organisation is helping rights users, such as publishers or journalists, to get licences for copyrighted works by providing information and linking to relevant organisations.

Customers' personal details were leaked on to the internet following the hack by the infamous Lulzsec hacker group, an offshoot of Anonymous. Four British men behind the hack were sentenced recently Their other targets included Sony Pictures, games maker EA, and the Serious Organised Crime Agency. The Information Commissioner ordered the Sun's owners, News Group Newspapers, to improve its security in 2011. But details have only been released now that the Lulzsec trial has finished.

Music and content recognition company Shazam has raised $40 million from Latin American telecom giant America Movil, the companies announced on Monday. Along with the investment, Shazam and America Movil are creating a strategic business unit that will focus on growing the music and content recognition business across countries like Mexico, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina.

Gareth Morgan, the editor of the Daily Star Sunday, has been appointed head of a new digital newsroom at Northern & Shell. Morgan will be group content director of digital content across Richard Desmond's Daily Express, Sunday Express, Daily Star and Daily Star Sunday titles, as well as his OK!, New! and Star magazines. The new role is part of Desmond's move to bolster the digital operations of each of his newspaper and magazine titles.

The Duke of York has become the first member of the royal family to join Twitter under their own name. Andrew's Twitter membership was launched on Monday with the simple tweet: "Welcome to my Twitter account - AY". Tweets from the @TheDukeOfYork account signed AY, for Andrew York, are written by the duke while others will be posted by his office.

The UK political establishment is facing embarrassment in the battle over press regulation as the newspaper industry pushes ahead with its own plans for regulation in opposition to the government's Royal Charter. The cross party Royal Charter - backed by all three main political parties - created in the wake of the Leveson Inquiry hit delays after the Press Standards Board of Finance drew up an alternative charter on behalf of the newspaper industry.