“The government is under public pressure to be seen to be doing something about this problem,” Hyvarinen said.

“The government is under public pressure to be seen to be doing something about this problem,” Hyvarinen said.
Without access to the strands of information that bring people together a local community can feel increasingly disconnected. Read the full article.
New research has revealed the vast majority of local newspaper editors are worried their titles now no longer have the resources to hold power to account on their patches. A study carried out by Index on Censorship magazine, in conjunction with...
Today, Silicon Valley is facing the backlash. Amid widespread concerns over fake news, influence campaigns, cybersecurity and the sharing of violent and extremist content, more and more countries are pushing to rein in big tech. Read the full article
The UK is set to unveil new measures against the spread of harmful and violent content on the internet. The Online Harms white paper, set to be released on Monday morning by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, introduces a new independent...
The UK government is taking a hard line when it comes to online safety, moving to establish what it says is the world's first independent regulator to keep social media companies in check. Read the full article
In new proposals revealed today (April 8), social media companies will be legally required to protect users from harmful content on their platforms. It marks a major crackdown on how tech companies operate, and could completely change the face of...
Today, Silicon Valley is facing the backlash. Amid widespread concerns over fake news, influence campaigns, cybersecurity and the sharing of violent and extremist content, more and more countries are pushing to rein in big tech. Read the full article
Index announces the winners of the 2019 Freedom of Expression Awards Fellowships.
Die kurdische Journalistin und Künstlerin Zehra Doğan ist von der internationalen Einrichtung Index of Censorship mit dem Freedom of Expression Award ausgezeichnet worden. Doğan widmete ihren Preis der Politikerin Leyla Güven. Read the full...
The London-based Index on Censorship, a campaigning publishing organization for freedom of expression, has given this year’s Freedom of Expression Arts Award to Kurdish painter and journalist Zehra Doğan, according to a statement on the...
According to leaked details, it will include a statutory duty of care, which will be enforced by a regulator. Ofcom is expected to take on the role of regulator to begin, with a new regulator established later.