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Ofcom is reportedly hiring staff from tech giants to enforce the Online Safety Act The government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries of the United Kingdom has poached staff from tech giants like senior staff from firms like Google, Meta and Microsoft following the onset of the Online Safety Bill, which came into law last October. Melanie Dawes, chief executive of Ofcom, told the Financial Times: "The expectations are very high, but it’s as quick as I’ve ever seen a regulator act. Nothing is ever fast enough." The orgnisa...
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Father Christmas uses quantum entanglement to deliver presents across the world. The UK Government's Chief Scientific Adviser Dame Angela McLean has revealed Santa's scientific secrets in a "leaked" conversation with the Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan. She said in the video: "I'm not sure if you've been briefed on this. I expect you know you are aware Santa Claus is very up with the tech. "Obviously he can't break the laws of physics, but there are some things that we think he may well be using to help him in that important work of getting a present to every chil...
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Apple wants to hire more staff in the UK. Tim Cook, the chief executive of the tech giant, has confirmed that the company plans to hire more staff in the UK, with the firm having a particular focus on artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Apple's approach is a stark contrast to what's happening more broadly in the tech industry, where various companies have recently announced major job cuts. The likes of Amazon, Meta and Google have all announced significant cutbacks over recent years, while Epic Games is set to cut 16 percent of its workforce over the coming months. Apple's decision has al...
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The Online Safety Bill has been approved by the Houses of Parliament. The proposed law - which will become official when it gains Royal Assent - has been signed off by Parliament after a vote in the House of Lords. Technology secretary Michelle Donelan told BBC News that the bill - which compels tech companies to remove images depicting child sexual abuse, controlling or coercive behaviour, extreme violence, animal cruelty and other harmful content - is “extremely comprehensive”. She added: "As soon as this bill gains Royal Assent, the regulator will be working even more hand in hand with thos...
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The UK's Online Safety Bill "will make the online world safer", according to a campaigner. Ian Russell has welcomed the introduction of the much-discuss bill - but he's also warned that it will fail if it doesn't stop harmful content online. Speaking to the BBC, he explained: "It is not perfect. But it's an important step, and it's a step that has been needed for years to counter this technology." Russell has stressed the importance of shielding children from X-rated content. He said: "That's the test of the bill. "There are many other families not just me who have been campaigning for better ...
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The UK government is not anti-encryption, according to Michelle Donelan. The 39-year-old politician - who serves as the UK's Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology - has defended a controversial section of the Online Safety Bill, which allows the regulator Ofcom to access the content of private messages. Michelle told the BBC: "I, like you, want my privacy because I don't want people reading my private messages. They'd be very bored but I don't want them to do it. "However we do know that on some of these platforms, they are hotbeds sometimes for child abuse and sexual explo...
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Wages in the UK's technology sector are on the rise, new research suggests. A new report from the tech recruitment agency Aspire has revealed that maximum wages in the tech sector have increased by as much as 30 percent since last year. Aspire's global managing director Terry Payne said in a statement: "The tech sector has gone through a difficult period over the last 18 months, with widespread redundancies at big-name firms. But steady salary growth across key roles looks like the first green shoots of recovery – a welcome sign for employers and candidates alike." The broader economy has stru...
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Social media sites will not need to remove “legal but harmful” content as part of the UK’s new internet safety legislation. Michelle Donelan, the Culture Secretary yanked the clause from the Online Safety Bill to make tech giants - such as Meta’s Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest - take down problematic content before it goes back to the Houses of Parliament for a vote due to concerns about “free speech”. She remarked that the current form “had a very, very concerning impact potentially on free speech". Michelle continued to Sky News: "There are unintended consequences associated with it. "It ...
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Individuals who post content that promotes self harm will be prosecuted under new revised legislation. Michelle Donelan, the UK’s culture secretary plans to update the Online Safety Bill before it goes to the Houses of Parliament for a vote following the inquest into the death of 14-year-old Molly Russell - who took her own life in 2017 - found the “negative effects of online content” added to her death. Michelle said: “I am determined that the abhorrent trolls encouraging the young and vulnerable to self-harm are brought to justice. So I am strengthening our online safety laws to make sure th...
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Around 250,000 people attended Queen Elizabeth's lying in state. The body of the monarch was taken to London's Westminster Hall last Wednesday (14.09.22) and mourners were able to file past her coffin from 5pm that day until 6.30am on Monday (19.09.22) and despite lengthy queues to enter the building, it is estimated that considerably fewer people than government officials had predicted. However, Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan warned the figure is just an initial estimate, and the actual number will be released in due course. She told Times Radio: "It's approximately around the 250,000 mar...
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