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| Facebook has laid down a challenge to Twitter, by introducing video on its Instagram photo-sharing service. The new feature marks the first main change to Instagram since Facebook paid $lbn for the company just over a year ago, and will allow users to post video clips of up to 15 seconds at a time, much like the Vine feature that Twitter added earlier this year. Unlike Twitter's service, however, Instagram will allow users to edit clips and add its hallmark frames and filters to give videos a retro feel. | |
| Media | Daily Telegraph June 21 2013 |
| Britain's internet giants have agreed to put extra money into the fight against sickening child abuse images - but are refusing to install automatic filters that would force users to 'opt in' to online pornography. At a Westminster summit, the top four internet service providers pledged an additional £1million over four years to the Internet Watch Foundation, a charity which works to remove indecent images from the web. Firms including BT, TalkTalk, Facebook and Google signed a 'zero tolerance' agreement on child abuse images at the summit, hailed by Culture Secretary Maria Miller as a triumph. But critics said the agreement was toothless, and the summit had taken no real action on protecting children from stumbling across pornographic images. | |
| Media | Daily Mail June 19 2013 |
| Police failings identified in the Jimmy Savile sex abuse case could happen again, the chief constable of Greater Manchester Police has warned. Sir Peter Fahy said it was difficult to achieve ‘consistent national standards’ with 43 forces in England and Wales. It comes after a report from the police watchdog found officers mishandled complaints and missed opportunities to apprehend the late DJ. | |
| Media | The Sentinel, March 13, 2013 |
| On January 17, BBC3 aired the first episode of a new comedy called Way to Go. It has attracted controversy for its subject matter. In it, two brothers struggling financially decide to set up an ‘assisted suicide’ business. Its broadcast raises key questions which some are taking to Ofcom and the BBC in the form of complaints. The World Health Organisation clearly states that the media should not ‘glorify or sensationalise suicide’, with concern that ill-conceived portrayals may lead to suicide contagion. The BBC portrayal of suicide in this programme could be seen to be contravening this advice. | |
| Media | Evangelicals Now, March 2013 |
| A group of 12 people, all of whom use Apple devices, are seeking damages from the internet giant after claiming that their browsing habits were secretly tracked. | |
| Media | The Sentinel, January 25, 2013 |
| Scandinavia Children’s Publishing House has made 85 children’s Bibles available as apps, it was reported in September. The apps are being sold worldwide, even in closed Muslim and Communist countries where the written Bible and other Christian books are not permitted. | |
| Media | Evangelicals Now, November 2012 |
| Prince William has become the most popular royal in recent history, according to a poll. The 30-year-old is streets ahead of the Queen, rated second most popular, his wife Kate and even his late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. Prince Harry is rated third most popular, demonstrating how important younger members of the family have become in the monarchy. It also suggests a desire, particularly among younger people, for the House of Windsor to skip a generation, with the Queen being followed by her grandson rather than her son and heir, Prince Charles. | |
| Media | Daily Mail November 20 2012 |
| On September 5th, a petition in favour of an automatic on-line porn block, numbering 115000 names, was handed in to 10 Downing Street. The ‘opt-in’ system means only over-18’s can view adult material on the internet and only if they specifically ask their internet providers to allow them to. The campaign came after the ten-week consultation on parental internet controls and web security. 140 MP’s were among the names handed in. A letter from a group of MP’s who are in favour of the opt-in was given to Culture Secretary Maria Miller who is responsible for internet policy. | |
| Media | Evangelicals Now – October 2012 |
| The end of unwanted calls and texts from marketing firms could be in sight after two men responsible for millions of spam texts to mobile phone users were told they face a £250,000 fine. The case, the first of its kind, is part of a wider crackdown by watchdogs on marketing texts and recorded message calls sent at random and without permission. Tens of thousands of people have complained about being subjected to a constant stream of nuisance texts, often from claims firms promising to pursue personal injury claims or payment protection insurance refunds. The messages are sent in breach of legislation that should stop mobile phones and landlines from being targeted unless permission has been granted by an individual. The Information Commissioner's Office has received more than 30,000 complaints about spam texts in the past six months and is calling on victims to help identify the culprits by registering the details on its website. | |
| Media | Daily Mail October 2nd 2012 |
| It’s not just the ‘mummy porn’ phenomenon of Fifty Shades which has benefited from the anonymity of e-readers and e-book buying, the same is true for Christian fiction which may cause an eyebrow to be raised at the reader on the tube or bus. According to an article on the website jezebel.com, the growth of “e-commerce that has propelled sales of adult fiction in the last few years” is doing the “same thing for Christian fiction”. The article by Doug Barry refers to data from the American Association of Publishers which show that sales of religious fiction have increased by 7 per cent up to $1.45 billion, largely on the strength of e-books. | |
| Media | Christian Marketplace, September 2012 |
| Channel 4 is at the centre of a storm over a programme it broadcast on the history of Islam. Islam: The Untold Story has triggered nearly 550 complaints to both the television regulator Ofcom and Channel 4 itself. It has also sparked a bitter war of words on Twitter involving leading historians and Islamic scholars. Since it was screened, presenter Tom Holland, a historian with a double first from Cambridge, has been subjected to a torrent of abusive tweets, some of which have included physical threats. He is accused of distorting the history of Islam by claiming the Koran makes little or no reference to the religious city of Mecca. The Islamic Education and Research Academy has published a lengthy paper denouncing the programme. Ofcom, which has received 150 complaints about the programme's alleged bias, inaccuracy and offence caused to Muslims, is considering an investigation. | |
| Media | The Mail on Sunday 02.09.2012 |
| Archbishop Desmond Tutu has pulled out of an event because he refuses to share a platform with Tony Blair. The veteran peace campaigner said Mr Blair's support for the Iraq war was 'morally indefensible' and it would be 'inappropriate' for him to appear alongside him. The pair were due to take part in a one-day leadership summit in Johannesburg, South Africa tomorrow. Mr Blair's office said the former prime minister was 'sorry' the Archbishop had decided to pull out. | |
| Media | The Sentinel - August 29, 2012 |
| including internet pornography, websites promoting suicide, anorexia, gambling, self-harm and violence and online cyber bullying. Parents and those who work with young people are being asked whether automatic online blocks should be introduced and what other approaches would be effective. The internet industry is being asked to explain what improvements are already in development and what more could be done. Options suggested so far include an opt-in system where harmful content is automatically blocked on all new computers and internet services and adult users will have to remove the block to view this content. | |
| Media | Youthwork – September 2012 |
| On May 23, a seminar was held in the House of Commons to discuss growing concerns over internet safety precautions. Leading American neuroscientist Dr. Struthers told MPs that, in eight out of ten cases, young people came across hardcore images by accident before they are able to cope with it, potentially harming their relationships in the future. Web filters are being considered by the government, with TalkTalk already offering HomeSafe to all existing customers. | |
| Media | Salermedia Evangelicals Now July 2012 |
| Cowardly Internet 'trolls' who post vile abuse on Facebook and Twitter will be identified to their victims under laws unveiled today. Justice Secretary Ken Clarke wants to strip away the cloak of anonymity which shields website users who peddle lies and vicious smears. Internet companies will be expected to agree to rules over how to deal with libellous comments posted on their sites. They will be told that - provided they agree to hand over the identity of the abuser to their victim - the internet company itself will be protected from legal action by the victim of abuse. If they refuse, however, they could be hauled before the courts and fined thousands of pounds for the hateful comments, even though they were made by a visitor to their website. | |
| Media | The Daily Mail June 12 2012 |
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