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Apple’s encrypted messaging is in danger in the UK — here’s why

Lawmakers in the UK are seeking access to your personal messages, and companies like Apple and Meta are ready to fight.

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BT missed nearly 11,500 emergency calls during weekend 999 outage

Telecoms firm, which manages the system, said it had taken three days to contact each of the disconnected callers

The Guardian - UK

UK watchdogs agree on ‘action plan’ to prevent consumers being ripped off

Measures are aimed at preventing companies using rampant inflation to hike prices during cost of living crisis

The Guardian - UK

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Ofcom investigating BT after disruption to 999 emergency call service

Telecoms firm, which manages 999 phone system, says it will publish findings of own inquiry on Thursday

The Guardian - UK

Ofcom launches probe into BT over UK-wide 999 calls outage

Fault left emergency services in many parts of country temporarily advising public not to call 999 on Sunday

Evening Standard

Mobile and broadband firms accused of fuelling UK ‘greedflation’ with major price hikes

Government accused of being ‘asleep at the wheel’ after firms push through biggest round of price hikes since 1991

The Guardian - UK

Why are UK telecoms firms imposing inflation-busting bills?

Exclusive: Ofcom is facing calls to intervene after companies pushed through prices rises of up to 17% this year

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Getting The Ick: Love Island UK Draws Thousands Of Complaints, But Is It Helping Us Spot Toxic Relationships?

Love Island is one of the most complained TV shows in the UK, but is there an argument for it helping us to spot toxic behavior in relationships?

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Tech firms to be forced to hand over data to inquests into child deaths

Bereaved families welcome online safety bill amendment that hands greater powers to coroners

The Guardian - UK

Love Island sparks over one hundred Ofcom complaints over Jess and Molly 'bullying'

Hit ITV2 show Love Island has already received over one hundred Ofcom complaints in its first two weeks from viewers concerned over the alleged bullying in the villa

Daily Mirror

GB News Covid denier sparks Ofcom storm with furious viewers racing to complain

GB News' Headliners have been hit with yet another Ofcom scandal after guest Lewis Schaffer made a string of claims suggesting coronavirus wasn't a real virus

Daily Mirror

Lucy Spraggan to share 'her story' in explosive memoir as X Factor is slammed

Lucy Spraggan, who rose to fame in The X Factor in 2012, will go into great detail about what she experienced during her time on the ITV singing competition over 10 years ago

Daily Mirror

Carol Vorderman backs calls to protect children in the metaverse

Two thirds of young people have already accessed virtual reality

Wales Online

Moveit hack: attack on BBC and BA offers glimpse into the future of cybercrime

British Airways (BA), the BBC, Ofcom and Boots were among a number of organisations that were reportedly victims of a major recent cyber-attack, resulting in the breach of numerous staff details.

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The Guardian - UK

Online safety bill: changes urged to allow access to social media data

Campaigners say bill in ‘serious peril’ of passing without powers to make platforms more transparent

Daily Mirror

Love Island fans demand 'bully' be removed from villa and threaten to call Ofcom

Several Love Island viewers took to Twitter this week to threaten to complain to Ofcom over Molly Marsh seemingly being singled out and 'bullied' in the villa

Daily Mirror

Love Island viewers threaten to complain to Ofcom after Mitch 'harasses' Molly

Mitchel Taylor's persistent chasing of former partner Molly Marsh has concerned Love Island viewers who have called for ITV to intervene or they will report the show to Ofcom

Daily Mirror

ITV boss DENIES 'fobbing off' Rebecca Ferguson's X Factor 'bullying' claims

Dame Carolyn McCall has hit out at claims there was an "arrogance" in how ITV dealt with complaints raised by signer Rebecca Ferguson following her experience on The X Factor

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The CMA must tell Vodafone to make hard commitments, not loose promises

The former behemoth wants to merge with Three but such a fundamental change in the UK telecoms market must come with a 5G guarantee

The Independent UK

ITV boss denies ‘arrogance’ in handling of Rebecca Ferguson complaints

The singer, a finalist on The X Factor in 2010, sent a ‘formal complaint’ to ITV and Ofcom in relation to the treatment of contestants in 2021.

The Independent UK

Watch: ITV CEO grilled by MPs on Phillip Schofield controversy

Watch as MPs question ITV's chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall on Wednesday, 14 June, about the broadcaster's handling of the resignation of Phillip Schofield following the This Morning controversy.

The Independent UK

Ofcom to gauge public opinion on politicians presenting TV and radio programmes

Three sitting Conservative MPs currently have their own segments on the GB News TV channel.

The National (Scotland)

'Not before time': Ofcom to conduct research on Tory MPs presenting news programmes

NEWS programmes hosted by politicians are to come under fresh scrutiny from the UK’s broadcasting regulator.

Daily Mirror

Rebecca Ferguson's family feared she would 'take her life' over vile industry bullying

Former X Factor runner up Rebecca Ferguson has admitted her family feared she would 'take her life' over vile industry bullying as she calls for an investigation into reality TV shows

The Guardian - UK

‘Partisan’ news channels threaten impartiality, says Nick Robinson

BBC’s Today programme host ‘fearful’ of new era of US-style mixing of news and views

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