Sadiya Chowdhury

2 weeks ago | fosse107.co.uk | Sadiya Chowdhury

It's the first investigation into an individual service provider under the new laws. The act was passed in 2023 and requires firms to reduce illegal and harmful content, but its protections are only just taking effect through Ofcom codes of practice. The watchdog said it was looking at whether the forum failed to have appropriate measures to protect users from illegal content and how it could be used to commit or facilitate "priority" offences, including encouraging or assisting suicide.

2 weeks ago | news.sky.com | Sadiya Chowdhury

Ofcom is investigating whether the provider of a suicide forum has failed to comply with its duties under the Online Safety Act. It's the first investigation into an individual service provider under the new laws. The act was passed in 2023 and requires firms to reduce illegal and harmful content, but its protections are only just taking effect through Ofcom codes of practice.

1 month ago | msn.com | Sadiya Chowdhury

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1 month ago | news.sky.com | Sadiya Chowdhury

Scottish environmentalists are calling for urgent action to protect marine life after a video shared with Sky News showed the alleged illegal dump of wasteful bycatch. Warning: This article contains images of dead fishThe film shows the seabed littered with thousands of dead fish, shellfish, and critically endangered flapper skate. Environmentalists say it is an insight into the true environmental cost of bottom-trawling for scampi.

2 months ago | news.sky.com | Sadiya Chowdhury

A Pakistani carpenter has told Sky News he warned a British couple who have been detained in Iran not to travel to dangerous parts of Balochistan. Khalid Mehmood, 30, said he had been looking forward to meeting Craig and Lindsay Foreman after they told him they expected to cross the border from Iran on 20 January and then travel to Quetta, the capital of Balochistan - a province of Pakistan. He said hasn't spoken to the couple for weeks.