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Senior With Dementia Asked Sky to Cut His £113 Bill—Then Was Pressured to Pay £77 for an £18 Package

Sky apologised after a family trying to cut an elderly man's bill said sales pitches continued and they were asked six times to cancel.

International Business Times UK · Sep 25

Booking.com under fire after tourists sent to Wetherspoons pub instead of ‘luxury apartments’

Many of the reviews from customers said they told Booking.com that it was a scam but had been ignored

Evening Standard · Sep 24

Booking.com sends tourists to ‘apartment’ in House of Commons for £81 per night

A Which? investigation exposed several sham listings including one for ’Apartments near Big Ben’ which uses the address of Portcullis House

The Independent UK · Sep 24

Jane told police intimate photos of her were online. They told her to go to the tech companies

Exclusive: Social platforms and police are failing women abused online, report finds, with many saying complaints are not taken seriously

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22

4chan & Kiwi Farms Can't Sue U.K. Internet Regulator in American Court

"Plaintiffs' suit fails because they seek to use American courts as a sword against Ofcom rather than as a shield to protect themselves."

Reason · Sep 21

Meta launches legal challenge against UK media regulator over Online Safety Act

Action against Ofcom comes as social media companies are being accused of using courts to slow down implementation

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20

Bereaved families demand inquiry into suicide forum linked to 164 UK deaths

Campaigners wrote to Prime Minister Andy Burnham to demand an inquiry on Thursday

The Independent UK · Sep 17

Fact check: Social media proposal is not Government policy

The Bill has been proposed by a Liberal Democrat peer.

Evening Standard · Sep 16

Adopt A Kiosk Scheme: Britain’s red phone boxes find new roles; over 7,200 now reused

Britain's classic red telephone boxes are being revitalized through a community adoption scheme. More than seven thousand kiosks have been transformed into essential services like libraries and public defibrillators. Although many boxes have found new purposes, some still play a crucial role in enabling emergency calls, particularly in rural areas.…

The Times of India · Sep 16

AI is ‘supercharging’ online harms against children, regulator says

Artificial intelligence has been halting progress on children’s safety online, Ofcom bosses warned

The Independent UK · Sep 15