Tag: DCMS
Vodafone tests live 5G at Birmingham’s New Street Station
Vodafone has live tested 5G in Birmingham as part of its UK-wide trial, with Birmingham New Street becoming the first train station to use the new mobile technology. Mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street (above right), tested the region’s new technology on the New Street concourse. Passengers at the station were also invited to…
Delay over online porn age verification checks again
Voices on both sides of the argument for and against incoming age checks for porn sites have expressed mounting frustration, in the wake of news that the measures could be delayed once again. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) dismissed earlier reports the measures would come into force from April 1, saying…
Snapchat admits its age verification tools do not work
Snapchat has admitted its age verification process cannot always stop children under the age of 13 from signing up to the app. Giving evidence to MPs looking into the addictive and immersive nature of technology, the social media platform said some of its current processes could not completely block underage children from signing up to…
Social media sites should face compulsory ethics code, demands House of Commons committee
Damian Collins accused big tech companies of failing in the duty of care they owe to their users to act against harmful content (PA) Social media platforms should comply with a compulsory code of ethics overseen by an independent regulator to tackle harmful or illegal content on their sites, a…
Parliamentary inquiry launched into addictive technologies, including AR and VR
An inquiry into the impact of immersive technologies such as virtual and augmented reality has been launched by a House of Commons select committee. A group of MPs from the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee will look into the impact of virtual reality on the future of sport, entertainment and news. It will…
Parliament seizes cache of Facebook documents in ‘unprecedented move’
A cache of internal Facebook documents has been dramatically seized using Parliament’s legal powers as MPs probe the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. The documents are said to shed light on the social media giant’s data and privacy controls before the massive breach was made public. The documents were intercepted when the boss of a US…
