#online-abuse

#online-abuse

A proposed amendment to the Online Safety Bill would require social media firms to prevent online abuse and violence against women and girls.A cross-party group of lords, led by former culture secretary Nicky Morgan, is backing the amendment, which would mean companies that failed to remove abusive misogynistic content and ban repeat offenders would face fines, while bosses could be jailed for persistent breaches.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Twitter owner Elon Musk has responded with mockery to a BBC investigation which said the social media platform is struggling to protect users from online abuse and child sexual exploitation, among other things.

Social media giants could face huge fines for failing to tackle online misogyny, under a new law.The Online Safety Bill, which is still being finalised, would enable Ofcom to fine companies but Tory peers including Baronesses Morgan, Bertin and Newlove are currently drafting a tougher amendment.Companies could be fined up to 10 per cent of their global turnover if they fail to abide by a code essentially outlawing online misogyny under their proposal.

A 24-year-old man will appear in court after Premier League footballer Ivan Toney was racially abused on social media.Police launched an investigation in October after the England and Brentford striker shared on his Twitter account an image of an abusive message he received online.The message, which officers are treating as a hate crime, was traced to a suspect living in the North Shields area of North Tyneside.

A model and activist from the UK has said she is hoping to make a really great statement and help more Pride events to be blatantly inclusive as the first asexual grand marshal at New York City's Pride March.The march takes place on June 25 and Yasmin Benoit, 26, from Reading, aims to help more asexual people feel as though they are part of the LGBT+ community.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Police have urged people to stop breaking into homes in the search for missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley.Asked about amateur investigators breaking into properties near where Ms Bulley was last seen along the River Wyre on 27 January, Superintendent Sally Riley told a press conference that there are empty or derelict properties along the riverside and entering them without permission would be a criminal act.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Police investigating the disappearance of Nicola Bulley have warned they will not tolerate people committing criminal offences by breaking into empty or derelict riverside properties to try to find the missing mother-of-two.

Microphone in hand, making radio, I don't half find myself in some odd places.The inside of a shipping container, for example.This one was in an aircraft hangar at an RAF base somewhere in England.What it contained was the cockpit of a drone flying high above Syria and Iraq.For company in there, as I remember it, I had the pilot, the person in charge of firing whatever weapons this drone carried and a lawyer whose job it was to advise on who and what were legitimate, legal targets.

The online safety bill, the government's flagship internet regulation, returns to parliament on Monday, after a five-month delay prompted by Conservative party factional warfare threatened to kill it off.The bill was postponed until after the summer recess in July in order to make room for Boris Johnson's unusual decision to call a confidence vote in his own government, and its return has since been put back multiple times.

Environmentalist Chris Packham has welcomed a High Court ruling as a full and frank vindication of my innocence after he was accused of defrauding the public.The TV naturalist sued three men for libel over nine articles which included claims he manipulated people into donating to rescue five tigers while knowing the animals had been well looked after.

Environmentalist Chris Packham has welcomed a High Court ruling as a full and frank vindication of my innocence after he was accused of defrauding the public.The TV naturalist sued three men for libel over nine articles that included claims he manipulated people into donating to rescue five tigers while knowing the animals had been well looked after.

A Los Angeles police sergeant has sued the city, alleging she was targeted in an online harassment campaign because she reported her colleagues for sharing sexist memes.The suit also alleges that her supervisors tried to suspend and demote her after she complained.Sgt.Darcy French, who joined the LAPD in 1998, said she reported the conduct to her higher-ups in late summer 2020, hoping they would intervene after she became the subject of degrading and humiliating social media posts - presumably from other officers.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Katie Price's son has allegedly been the subject of inappropriate and derogatory images shared by a number of Metropolitan Police officers in a WhatsApp group chat.

A High Court judge is due to give her ruling after a libel trial between Countdown co-presenter Rachel Riley and a political blogger.Ms Riley is suing Michael Sivier, who published an article on his website Vox Political on January 26 2019 with the headline Serial abuser Rachel Riley to receive extra protection'  on grounds that she is receiving abuse.

Former Barcelona player Dani Alves will remain in jail after a Spanish court on Tuesday denied his request to be freed on bail while a sexual assault accusation against the Brazilian is investigated.The court had already denied a similar request by Alves' defense team in February, saying he was a flight risk.

Over the past year, imprisonment of journalists and violence against media professionals have spiked.In every corner of the world, journalists are intimidated and locked up at distressing rates and far too many are killed just for doing their jobs.On this World Press Freedom Day, there is much to be concerned about given the threats that journalists are facing daily.

French soccer club Lyon have condemned the online abuse suffered by midfielder Houssem Aouar after he chose to represent Algeria despite previously playing for France's national team.The 24-year-old Aouar has French and Algerian nationality and decided to make the switch to play for Algeria last week.

Social media platforms would be required to follow regulatory guidelines protecting women and girls from online abuse under an amendment to the online safety bill tabled this week.The proposed change would require Ofcom, the communications watchdog, to issue a code of practice on preventing violence against women and girls that social media platforms would have to follow when implementing their duties under the bill.

The ABC News Breakfast host Lisa Millar says the amplification of misogynist online abuse has made her angry on behalf of Australian women but the supportive response gave her hope progress is being made for women in the public arena.The minister for women, Katy Gallagher, told Wednesday morning's program on International Women's Day that gender equality cannot be achieved while experiences like Millar's affect the choices they make to enter jobs in public life.

* By Seb Joseph



The barriers to changing the cultural narrative around female health and menstrual cycles are as high as they are vast, spanning stigma and shame to more diverse marketing and addressing the longstanding data gap between men and women.Nick Lisher, CMO at period and ovulation tracker Flo Health and Anka Bedineishvili, strategy director at marketing consultancyTwentyFirstCenturyBrand have spent the last 18 months or developing solutions to address the lack of understanding and dispel misinformation around the issue.

Countdown star Rachel Riley said she shares her MBE with those fighting anti-Jewish racism as she is honoured for her efforts to raise awareness of the Holocaust and combat antisemitism.The TV presenter and mathematician, whose mother is Jewish, has been honoured for her services to Holocaust education as an avid campaigner in the New Year Honours list.

Stanch Boris Johnson ally Nadine Dorries has insisted the former prime minister will be back one day, as she recalled an upbeat atmosphere among friends following his aborted bid for a second stint in the top job.The ex-Cabinet minister said Mr Johnson threw a successful party to thank his supporters after he bowed out of the race to replace Liz Truss, with a general air' in the room to suggest people anticipated his return  be it relatively soon or a decade down the line.