Whistleblower says safety is cost centre for Facebook October 25, 2021 Frances Haugen, a former product manager on Facebook's civic misinformation team, appeared before the Joint Committee this afternoon, discussing plans to regulate social media companies.
Trevor Phillips: British history is altered by tearing down statues, not via ‘due process’ October 25, 2021 The tearing down of statues, renaming of streets, and the changing of school curricula without “a rigorous and non-partisan approach” is increasingly altering British history, broadcaster Trevor Phillips warns this morning. A paper written by Phillips and released by the Policy Exchange think tank today claimed there was a “growing trend to alter public history [...]
Facebook and Nick Clegg urged to disclose child sexual abuse after offenders used FB in 5,100 grooming crimes, claims NSPCC October 25, 2021 Police recorded 24 online grooming crimes every week where offenders used Facebook-owned sites in an attempt to target children for sexual abuse between 2017 and 2021. That’s 5,120 sexual communication with a child offences that have involved Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp since the law came into force in April 2017, according to the NSPCC this [...]
Global vaccine programmes: How do they compare? October 25, 2021 While the UK was one of the first nations to begin the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccines, it has fallen behind in the race for full inoculation. So, how do global vaccination programmes compare? Portugal Leading the world’s vaccination success is Portugal, with 82.82 per cent of its population having received both doses as of [...]
ITV and Michael Grade eye Channel 4 takeover October 24, 2021 The former chief executive of Channel 4 Lord Grade and ITV are reportedly mulling takeover bids amid government plans to privatise the network. Lord Grade, who was at the helm of Channel 4 between 1988 and 1997 and also chaired the BBC and ITV, is considering snapping up the network The Times first reported. Earlier [...]
Missguided seeks rescue plan as supply chain chaos strains finances October 24, 2021 Missguided’s multimillionaire owner is scrambling to save the fast fashion brand from supply chain pressures. The online retailer has been hit by a perfect storm of price rises and delivery disruption. Missguided founder Nitin Passi is thought to be in talks with City crisis experts from AlixPartners to look at dramatic restructuring options, according to [...]
Alec Baldwin and assistant director had no clue prop gun contained live ammunition October 23, 2021 Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin was handed a loaded weapon by assistant director who told him it was safe to use in the moments before the actor fatally shot a cinematographer, according to court documents. “Cold gun”, the assistant director announced, according to a search warrant filed in a Santa Fe, Arizona court. Instead, the gun [...]
Frieze 2021: An electric start to the new art season October 22, 2021 It is telling, though perhaps unsurprising, that in a time of expanding digital exhibition spaces, curators, artists, and collectors still value face-to-face contact provided by art fairs. Frieze is the best of them all to kickstart the new London art season, with its sculpture garden and two imposing marquees – Frieze London and Frieze Masters [...]
Sarah Everard murder: Five police officers face disciplinary action over messages October 22, 2021 Five police officers from four forces are facing disciplinary action over social media messages about Sarah Everard’s killer Wayne Couzens. Police watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said two Metropolitan Police officers and one from each of the forces in Sussex, Dorset and Avon and Somerset will be subject to misconduct proceedings. Couzens [...]
Hollywood wakes up in shock after Alec Baldwin kills cinematographer with prop gun October 22, 2021 The killing of cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, has sent shockwaves across the world, after Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin accidentally discharged a prop firearm on a New Mexico set. The incident also wounded director, Joel Souza, and production of the film has been halted for an “undetermined period,” according to Rust Movie Productions LLC. Baldwin, 63, is the co-producer [...]