Image copyright Getty Images The boss of Instagram is meeting England’s Health Secretary to discuss ways of handling content about self-harm and suicide. Teenager Molly Russell took her own life in 2017 and links have been made between her death and content she was looking at on social media. The UK government is urging social …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Lime is among a handful of companies offering e-scooters in cities around the world There are calls to re-examine the safety of electric scooters, following another death and a series of severe injuries in US cities. Irish exchange student Mark Sands, 21, died after a collision with an Uber …
Image caption Ocado’s robots have been destroyed by a fire Walking into the first chamber of Ocado’s robot warehouse system in May, I was immediately struck by three things: how cold it was, how enormous it was, and how quiet. No shouts from warehouse staff, or tinny radios playing pop hits. No beeps from reversing …
Image copyright Getty Images A security flaw in gay dating app Jack’d left private intimate photos publicly exposed on the internet. Anyone with a web browser who knew where to look could access millions of private photos, even if they did not have a Jack’d account. Researcher Oliver Hough told BBC News he had reported …
The government is considering ways to regulate social media companies, including Facebook, YouTube and Instagram, over harmful content. The renewed focus comes after links were made between the suicide of teenager Molly Russell and her exposure to images of self-harm on Instagram. The photo and video-sharing social network site has said it is making further …
About 650 esports gamers and 100 spectators are battling it out to win thousands of pounds at a four day event in Northamptonshire. Open 24-hours a day, players are competing in tournaments on games including Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Rainbow Six Siege and Starcraft II at Kettering Conference Centre. Gamers range in age from about …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionInstagram boss Adam Mosseri says he hopes new technology will help to flag images All graphic images of self-harm will be removed from Instagram, the head of the social media platform has told the BBC. The move comes after the father of 14-year-old Molly Russell, who took …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption 2017’s Wonder Wheel was one of two Allen films released by Amazon Studios Woody Allen has launched legal action against Amazon Studios, accusing it of breaching their contract by refusing to distribute his latest film. The 83-year-old is seeking more than $68m (£52m) in damages, alleging the company backed …
Image copyright EPA Image caption Ferry services have not operated from Ramsgate since 2013, but Seaborne Freight planned to launch services from there by Brexit day on 29 March A controversial ferry contract awarded to a company with no ships as part of no-deal Brexit plans has been scrapped, the government has said. Ministers had …
Image caption Ms Bonafede says the experience was “distressing” An EE customer has said she was stalked by an ex-partner who worked at the firm, after he accessed her personal data without permission. Francesca Bonafede’s number was switched to a new handset and her address and bank details were accessed. She said the company failed …