In this week’s Digital Digest, we look at Channel 4’s latest ‘Super Human’ campaign and a House of Lords Committee’s plans for greater cooperation between social media companies and law enforcement. We then take a look at big tech, with Facebook being accused of failing to combat COVID-19 misinformation and Anne-Marie launching her new…
This week, we discuss: Wolf-whistling to be criminalised Ben & Jerry’s The Alienation Game Wolf-whistling to be criminalised What happened? Street harassment like wolf-whistling and the targeting of women in a sexually graphic or lewd way could become a crime under new government plans to protect the female population. What does it mean? Priti Patel’s pledge…
This week, we discuss: Strife within the Green Party The controversies surrounding the Online Safety Bill The new threats to national security Strife within the Green Party What happened? This week former London Mayoral candidate Sian Berry quit as co-leader of the Green Party, citing a dispute within the party over trans rights. Her resignation…
This week, we discuss: Saudi Arabia and the UAE at loggerheads over oil production The “staggeringly” high numbers of autistic people being drawn into terrorism Controversial changes to the Official Secrets Act Special Relationship on the rocks What happened? Oil prices hit a six-year high after the members of OPEC+ failed to agree on new oil production…
In this week’s Digital Digest, we take a deep dive into the Twitter activity surrounding England’s victory over Denmark on Wednesday night and explore the UK’s new Covid-19 vaccine campaign. We then take a look at big tech, as social media giants threaten to quit Hong Kong over new data laws, Twitter is stripped of…
This week, we discuss: Tim Berners-Lee’s eye-watering NFT Blossoming relations between Israel and the UAE ExxonMobil’s lobbyists get caught out by Greenpeace What in the NFT? What happened? Tim Berners-Lee has sold the original source code for the world wide web in the form of a NFT for a massive $5.4m at a Sotheby’s online…
This week, we discuss: Britney Spears’ case to end her controversial conservatorship The landmark victory for working mothers The report suggesting trust in UK news coverage has grown during the pandemic Toxic! Britney Spears’ Conservatorship What happened? Britney Spears addressed a Los Angeles court this week, calling for an end to the “abusive” conservatorship that has…
In this week’s Digital Digest we look closer to home at the British Heart Foundation’s response to Christian Eriksens heart attack, Facebook’s attempts to overturn the Government’s junk food ban and the launch of 5Rights ‘Twisted Toys’ campaign. We then focus on big tech as a global coalition of privacy advocates calls for a ban…
This week, we discuss: Allegations that the DOJ ‘snooped’ on Democrats and journalists The rise of OnlyFans The G7’s plan to counter Chinese influence in the developing world Shadow of Russia investigation still looms over Capitol Hill What happened? John Demers, the head of the US Justice Department’s (DOJ) national security division, is resigning after…
In this week’s Digital Digest we look closer to home at plans to push back sharing NHS patient data, Ofcom’s study into online habits during lockdown and the Sun’s Euros advert. We then look at big tech as the state of Ohio sues Google, Facebook announces Trump’s ban extension and websites across the globe recover…
