Image copyright Dyson Image caption Dyson argued that consumers would not think the fan was cordless An advert for one of Dyson’s £400 fans has been labelled misleading by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The video, for the company’s Pure Hot and Cool Fan, suggests the fan is cordless when it actually needs to be […]
Image copyright Williams/Devins family Image caption Bianca Devins Instagram is struggling to remove images of the body of a 17-year-old – apparently posted by the man who has now been charged with her murder. Bianca Devins was killed in Utica, New York, on Sunday morning. The images were posted on Brandon Clark’s account on messaging […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Daily Stormer suffered a major backlash after right-wing rallies in Charlottesville in 2017 Neo-Nazi website publisher Andrew Anglin should pay $14m (£11.2m) in damages to a Jewish woman subjected to a “troll storm” at his urging, a US federal magistrate recommends. Tanya Gersh said that Mr Anglin had […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Trump promises to look into Google’s business in China President Trump has said his administration will look into alleged links between Google and China. It follows a speech given by Peter Thiel in which the billionaire tech investor asked whether Google’s senior management considered itself to have been infiltrated […]
Image copyright PA Media Image caption A legal action taken by MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis is behind the tool Scammers are being targeted by a new tool for UK Facebook users that allows the reporting of fake adverts. The feature came about after Martin Lewis, founder of the MoneySavingExpert website, sued over his name and […]
Image copyright Getty Images Last week we told the story of the family whose children emptied their parents’ bank account buying players in the video game Fifa. It generated a big debate about whether parental controls are sufficient, how much responsibility lies with mum and dad – and the ethics of encouraging young players to […]
Image copyright Getty Images Last week we told the story of the family whose children emptied their parents’ bank account buying players in the video game Fifa. It generated a big debate about whether parental controls are sufficient, how much responsibility lies with mum and dad – and the ethics of encouraging young players to […]
Image copyright Getty Images Last week we told the story of the family whose children emptied their parents’ bank account buying players in the video game Fifa. It generated a big debate about whether parental controls are sufficient, how much responsibility lies with mum and dad – and the ethics of encouraging young players to […]
Image copyright Imgur Image caption Imgur hosts millions of photos, video clips and illustrations Virgin Media is investigating why it mistakenly blocked customers from visiting Imgur, a platform used to share humorous photos and Gifs. The UK broadband provider’s users had been shown an alert saying access was denied because of suspected “indecent images of […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The system is supposed to force websites to verify the age of UK users Digital Minister Margot James has apologised for the six-month delay on the so-called “porn block”, which had been due to take effect on Monday. It is designed to force pornography websites to verify users are […]
