Move comes after former Daily Mail editor pulled out of the running to be next Ofcom chairmanPaul Dacre has been appointed as the editor-in-chief of the Daily Mail’s parent company after pulling out of the running to be the next chair of the media regu…
Ex-minister predicts ‘huge battleground’ over UK’s plan to set Internet content rules
The former UK minster of state for what is now the digital and culture department, DCMS, has warned of the looming battle in parliament over the exact shape of incoming online safety legislation. In an interview with TechCrunch, Ed Vaizey — a former Conservative Party MP, now Lord Vaizey of Didcot, who was head of […]
Websites hosting porn in UK told to enforce age checks or face fines
Ofcom threatens severe financial penalties for sites such as OnlyFans and video apps including TikTokUK websites and apps that host pornography and adult material – such as OnlyFans and PocketStars – must put in place strict age-verification processes …
Britons getting less tolerant of racist language on TV, Ofcom finds
Attitudes towards transphobia also hardening, but viewers more tolerant of swearing if justifiedBritons are increasingly concerned by the use of racist and transphobic language on television but much more tolerant of swearing, according to the media re…
Britain’s broadcast media is too valuable to be the toy of politicians and moguls | Will Hutton
Rupert Murdoch launches a new channel, C4 is threatened and notions of impartiality seem up for grabs. Are we seeing a challenge to the old order?Britain’s stubborn attachment to non-Tory values infuriates and worries Conservative politicians to equal …
Paul Dacre ‘should be banned from reapplying’ as Ofcom chair, says Tory MP
Ministers restarted interview process for Ofcom job after former editor considered ‘unappointable’ Paul Dacre should be banned from reapplying to be chair of media regulator Ofcom because he failed the interview process on the first attempt, according …
BBC inquiry dismisses Rupert Murdoch complaints about documentary series
Complaints unit backs makers of Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty, except over section on Tory ‘sleaze’ storiesRupert Murdoch has largely lost a year-long dispute with the BBC after he objected to a documentary series that “implied he posed a threat to liber…
Britons spent third of time watching TV and online videos in 2020
Ofcom finds average UK resident spent five hours and 40 minutes a day watching video content Britons spent a third of their waking hours watching TV or online videos in 2020, according to research from the media regulator Ofcom that shows how we were d…
Lifeline for rural areas facing crippling broadband connection bills
Ofcom has provided a ray of hope for those in a wifi black holeWhen Richard Bunning needs to file reports on his cattle online, or do any of the other various bureaucratic tasks for his Devon farm, he uploads the information on to a hard drive and driv…
The Guardian ‘most widely used newspaper website and app for news’, according to Ofcom
Guardian newspaper rated highest by readers for accuracy, trustworthiness and depth of analysisThe Guardian continues to be the most widely used newspaper website and app for news, according to the communications watchdog, which shows it has increased …