Ofcom urges social media platforms to combat abuse and limit online ‘pile-ons’ pred 1 dnevom, 22 urami in 44 minutami New guidance from UK regulator aims to combat misogynist abuse and ‘revenge porn’Social media platforms are being urged to limit internet “pile-ons” under new guidelines to protect women and girls online.The guidance from Ofcom, the UK communications regulator, to combat misogynist abuse, coercive control and the sharing of intimate images without consent comes into force on Tuesday and includes recommendations to prevent women being harried online. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media pred 1 dnevom, 22 urami in 44 minutami Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls“It was Trumpian,” said Mark Mansfield, editor and CEO of Nation.Cymru, a small English-language Welsh news service. “It has perhaps given us a flavour of how a Reform UK government would behave towards the media.”Mansfield is referring to what he described as an attempt by a figure at Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party to “bully” his publication, but he believes a wider lesson might be learned. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Black Friday discounts fail to offer cheapest prices, Which? research finds pred 1 dnevom, 22 urami in 44 minutami Products sold by retailers including John Lewis and Very among those cheaper outside of November discount periodShoppers holding out for a Black Friday bargain on 28 November may not get the best prices, according to Which? research that found none of the offers on the day were at their lowest level over a 12-month stretch.The consumer group compared prices for 175 home, tech and health appliances across eight retailers, ranging from Amazon to John Lewis. Prices were tracked over a full year, from May 2024 to May 2025, including the 2024 Black Friday period. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
South Korea's 'TV dad' Lee Soon-jae dies at 91 pred 1 dnevom, 22 urami in 46 minutami Lee became a beloved household name for his famous roles in films and on TV for nearly 70 years.(BBC News)
Taliban accuses Pakistan of killing 10 – including nine children – in strikes on Afghanistan pred 1 dnevom, 23 urami in 25 minutami The strikes come a day after a suicide attack on a security compound in Pakistan’s Peshawar cityPakistan strikes on neighbouring Afghanistan have killed 10 people – among them nine children – a Taliban government spokesperson has said, a day after a suicide attack on a security compound in Pakistan’s Peshawar city.“The Pakistani invading forces bombed the house of a local civilian resident ... As a result, nine children (five boys and four girls) and one woman were martyred” in Khost province, Zabihullah Mujahid said on X. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Russia and Ukraine trade deadly strikes overnight pred 1 dnevom, 23 urami in 25 minutami The attacks hit several residential buildings in Kyiv and killed two people, while Russia's Rostov region reported three deaths.(BBC News)
Families of Bondi Junction massacre victims demand killer Joel Cauchi's psychiatrist be investigated after she 'downplayed' his mental illness