ofcom is already quite busy.edia here in the uk, so another big question is how is it going to do this? is it going to split itself? is going to be a big team set up to just manage policing the internet? that sounds like an almighty role for an already stretched regulator, so as ofcom gets stuck into this, we are going to see a lot more detail emerging about the practicalities of this enormous task. earlier we heard from chris stokel—walker, author of the book "youtubers", he explained the scale of task that ofcom has been set. youtube, for instance, has 2000 community moderators who are looking at all of them content posted on that platform. facebook has 35,000, solely devoted to making sure that the content that is posted is good 01’ the content that is posted is good or bad and follows the rules. ofcom has 1000 employees in total, so this is going to have to involve a huge step up in resources, a huge step up and staff in order to police the sort of stuff, because the scale is enormous. 500 hours of footage ar

it's not yet known what penalties ofcom would be able to impose on those who fail to comply.amol rajan. it would be better if social media apps like instagram and twitter improved their blocking and reporting system. it is automatically public and i think they should change that to private when you are signing up for things. i feel safe, like, it depends which people i follow. do you sometimes find you have to explain things to adults? yeah! for a generation who have never known life before the internet, the online world is an addiction which evolves every week. but new rules for keeping them safe are still short on detail. for years, ministers have promised the strictest internet laws in the world but the competition is tough. in germany, platforms with more than 2 million german users have 2a hours to remove illegal content. they can be fined up to £112 million if they don't. and in australia, tech executives can be jailed for three years with financial penalties worth up to 10% of a company's global turnover. we will ask the question about exactly what the enforcement mech

the question is what sanctions will ofcom have and what sanctions will ofcom have and what will theych of duty of care, what is that, in this wild west of online platforms? we don't have that information yet but it is a huge spectrum. this morning the chief executive said they —— there would have to be criminal sanctions for serious cases of websites sharing child abuse. we know things like 14—year—old molly russell committed suicide which her parents believe was aggravated by things you saw on instagram, so there's a spectrum of issues but we don't know how they will tackle it but we know that it needs to be tackled, so having a body in place where this is their responsibility to try and prevent this, because the tech companies themselves do not do enough. detra ctors themselves do not do enough. detractors say that it could be leading to censorship and the government blocking websites they don't deem acceptable, is that fair? there's the question of free speech online which will always be a lively and complicated one, but at this stage, the damage especially to young people, that,

also, ofcom also said that if they don't take action, and if ofcom decides not enough is being done,atus quo to continue here. thank you very much for that updates, money box on the radio four. blue british passports will be issued for the first time in almost 30 years from next month. the government has confirmed that now the uk has left the eu, burgundy passports will be phased out, but holders can keep their existing documents until they expire. the new passports will be made by a french firm, but the home office says photographs and personal details will be added in the uk, so no personal data is sent abroad. fans of the tv series, friends, are celebrating after news of the reunion they've been waiting more than 15 years for is finally happening. all six of the cast posted this picture last night with the caption "it's happening" — confirming they will all return for a one—off unscripted special. still to come on bbc news — an extended weather forecast from matt taylor, followed by dateline london at 11.30 — before all that it's time for a full round up of today's sport, from the

it‘s not yet been decided what penalties ofcom would be able to impose on those who fail to comply.not yet been decided what penalties ofcom would be able to impose on those who fail to comply. our media editor, amol rajan, has this report. it would be better if social media apps like instagram and twitter improved their blocking and reporting system. it is automatically public and i think they should change that to private when you are signing up for things. i feel safe, like, it depends which people i follow. do you sometimes find you have to explain things to adults? yeah! for a generation who have never known life before the internet, the online world is an addiction which evolves every week. but new rules for keeping them safe are still short on detail. for years, ministers have promised the strictest internet laws in the world but the competition is tough. in germany, platforms with more than 2 million german users have 2a hours to remove illegal content. they can be fined up to £112 million if they don‘t. and in australia, tech executives can be jailed for three years with fi

also, ofcom also said that if they don't take action, and if ofcom decides not enough is being done,here. if you want to listen to samples mount programme, it is repeated tomorrow morning. you can also find on the bbc sounds app. the dalai lama is marking the 80th anniversary of his enthronement as the spiritual leader of tibetan buddhism — a position he's held almost entirely in exile. identified as the incarnation of tibetan buddhism's supreme religious leader when he was two, he fled tibet in 1959, when the chinese army crushed a popular uprising. he made his base in northern india, but has travelled the world, meeting religious and political leaders. he won the the nobel peace prize in 1989. his office said there would be no commemoration of the anniversary. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. i hope it is not as rough as it is a looking in that out how! it is windy out there but not the worst of days. yes, strong winds across the uk, but also some sunshine. the next bill of what weather is not too far away. sunshine and showers this afternoon. the bulk in n

ofcom thinks that in the case of broadband alone it could help people save about £150 a year.and we think it every day about 25,000 people, out of co ntra ct every day about 25,000 people, out of contract so it is something to pay attention to and it is not something tojust pay attention to and it is not something to just ignore if your provider gets in touch and says hey you are out of contract, would you like to do something about it? and presumably with the amount of switching the government is trying to encourage with energy supply for example that will keep the deal is competitive. the regulator would argue here that the way you keep your provider is competitive is if they are forced to keep chasing your business. absolutely. and actually ofcom says some providers are already better than others at telling you your contract is going to end. there is sometimes concerned that if you stop people going up to the higher standard rate that will mean that they will no longer offer the very cheapest deals at the start. but ofcom says it is optimistic and it says some providers hav

last year, ofcom found that half uk of ten—year—olds now own their own smartphone, mainly as they are for secondary school. and they're now more likely than ever to see hateful content online. half of 12—15s had seen hateful content in the last year, an increase from 34% in 2016. parents are also concerned about a rise in online gaming. more 5—15 year olds are playing games online than ever before. jonny pelter, a cyber security expert and the founder of simplecyberlife.com joins me now. welcome to the programme, good to see you. do you think these figures are any cause for concern? they are. they confirm what we already knew. i think a few of the stat in their show that a few elements are happening a little bit quicker than we might have thought, online gaming in particular. a massive craze with games like fortnight, taking over the world and kids spending a lot of their time on their, but it is part of their social lives nowadays, so it's something that parents have two sit up and deal with. that parents have two sit up and dealwith. but it that parents have two sit up and deal with

the broadcasting regulator ofcom is to become britain's first internet watchdog.cision tomorrow, giving ofcom the responsibility for holding online platforms to account for any illegal or harmful content. our media editor, amol rajan, has the story. good afternoon. if you make a habit of asking young people across the country about their digital lives, you find a generation both addicted to smartphones and alert to the dangers. we just go past the terms and conditions, just press agree, but really, no—one actually takes time to actually read it. those dangers, which evolve every week and test parents' tech—savviness, have led to long—awaited proposals on online harms. its centrepiece is a statutory duty of care for companies that allow for companies that allow user—generated content and the appointment of ofcom as the uk's first internet regulator. but there's still no detail on what the penalties will be for companies breaking the law. why would a californian tech giant worry about a slap on the wrist from a british regulator? well, because i think there are a lo

the media watchdog ofcom is to be given new powers, to force social media firms to remove harmful contentie! bernie! in the us, the veteran left—wing senator bernie sanders narrowly wins the new hampshire primary, a key stage of the contest to choose the democrats‘ presidential candidate. and later in the hour, we'll talk to the photographer who snapped the award—winning image of two mice fighting over food, at a london tube station. it's five o'clock. our main story is that the british businessman, at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak in the uk, has been given the all—clear, and released from hospital. steve walsh, who's 53, contracted the virus, on a trip to singapore, and passed it on to five other britons, at a ski region in france. doctors say mr walsh is no longer contagious, and is free to return to his home in hove. meanwhile, the 12 patients treated by two british doctors, who've been diagnosed with coronavirus, have been traced. one of the doctors worked in the a&e department at worthing hospital in west, the other is a gp in brighton. both are now in isolation, and the dep

it's not yet known what penalties ofcom will be able to impose on those who fail to comply.e with learning difficulties and autism in appropriate accommodation. the equality and human rights commission says nhs targets to move patients out of hospitals in england are being missed. the first was set eight years ago after the bbc‘s panorama programme exposed abuse at winterbourne view hospital. the hallmark of the civilised society, how we treat the most vulnerable people in our community. and what worries us as we may be failing that on that basis. we actually know what the solution is, but the solution is not being implemented. so every person with learning disabilities and every person with autism is a human being and they have exactly the same rights as anybody else. the department of health and social care says it is committed to protecting the rights of everyone with a learning disability or autism, and is determined to continue reducing the number of people with these conditions in mental health hospitals. in the united states, the new hampshire polls have closed with p

the amount of young phone owners doubled between the ages of nine and 10, which ofcom dubbed "the age include things like youtube. more children watch video—on—demand than watch live broadcast tv. also whatsapp for messaging, and tik tok. one concern from the report is that half of 12—15 year olds say they have seen something hateful about a particular group of people in the last year. and almost half of parents of 5—15 year olds are concerned about their children seeing content which might encourage them to self harm. let's speak now to our senior tech reporter, zoe kleinman. they have been producing the stats for the last five years. what have you dean in terms of the trends? what we are seeing is a massive u pta ke what we are seeing is a massive uptake in device ownership. 50% of children by the age of ten have a smartphone. we are seeing it start younger. 24% of three to four—year—olds have a tablet, an ipad or another kind of tablet, and 1596 ipad or another kind of tablet, and 15% of those are taking the device to bed with them, so we are seeing a much younger age of engagement

headquartered outside the uk, listen to ofcom?n as well, isn't it? baroness morgan was saying this applies to all companies that host what we would call user generated content, where people are uploading their own stuff online. that only applies to 5% of businesses here in the uk. all of the tech giants are headquartered in the us or generally may be an island but not here in the uk. i think what she is hoping is that the market here is big enough that the market here is big enough that we have enough clout, if you like, there is enough interest in them complying. well ofcom only stepped in, as you say we don't know the details yet, but will it only step in if tech firms have been judged not to have self regulated enough or well these tech firms think, oh, well, let's ease off on the self—regulation because someone else is looking at it? what will be interesting to see is how it will work. will the tech phones have to report themselves to 0fcom if there, if something happens? 0r report themselves to 0fcom if there, if something ha

it's not yet been decided what penalties ofcom would be able to impose on those who fail to comply.he us presidency has intensified, after the veteran left—wing senator bernie sanders narrowly won the new hampshire primary election and declared it "the beginning of the end" for president trump. but the man once considered the runaway favourite to take on donald trump in november, the former vice presidentjoe biden, had a terrible night and finished in fifth place, as our north america editorjon sopel reports. he's left—wing, 78 years old, had a heart attack last october, and is on fire. bernie sanders, the oldest candidate running, must now be considered the favourite for the democratic nomination. no matter who wins, and we certainly hope it's going to be us, we are going to unite together. we are going to unite together and defeat the most dangerous president in the modern history of this country. a win is a win is a win, and bernie sanders' supporters are celebrating their victory tonight. but he hasn't smashed it like he did four years ago in new hampshire, and that will be a so

that broad spectrum i think for ofcom to look at.zuckerberg was very keen to engage. whether or not he would be engaging with that now with the new laws. we just got time, christian, can we just quickly bring you something a little bit more fun? it looks like it could be a frame from ratatouille. or something my beatrix, but the photo we are about to show you is in fact ioo% beatrix, but the photo we are about to show you is in fact 100% real. it isa to show you is in fact 100% real. it is a great picture of two mice. stations. we have to bring you this before we go. look. on the london platform. i'm sorry we could end this half saying this. sam really took a picture visited the every night for a week. last night. i wonder if they were his crimes he was scattered around the platform. the patients to get a photograph like that. quite extraordinary. he got the people's choice award. we might show you some of the other photos. later in the programme. this is beyond 100 days from the bbc. hello. storm dennis is on the way it will bring s

the media regulator ofcom is being given new powers to police the internet.etting out plans to compel companies like facebook and youtube to protect users from illegal and harmful content. it's not yet known what penalties ofcom will be able to impose on those who fail to comply. universities are using "gagging" clauses to stop students from going public with complaints of sexual assault, bullying and poor teaching. students said they felt pressured to sign non—disclosure agreements and one was told she would be expelled if she broke her contract. nearly a third of universities have used ndas for student grievances since 2016, according to data obtained by bbc news. the archbishop of canterbury has said the church of england is "still deeply institutionally racist." the most reverend justin welby said at a meeting of the church's ruling body that he was "ashamed" of its history of racism. mr welby‘s words came as synod members backed a motion to apologise for racism in the church of england since the arrival of the windrush generation. in the united states, t

the media watchdog ofcom has been given new powers to force social media firms to re m ove powers to social media firms to remove harmful content. in the us, the veteran left—wing democrat bernie sanders has one the vital stage he needs to. first a look at what is coming up on the bbc news. at eight, we talked to the medical association about how gps are coping in the wake of the corona virus outbreak. at quarter past eight we will talk about the woman who was jailed for two years to try to open the door of the plane midway through flight. at the door of the plane midway through flight. at 1040 and half—past 11, we would take a look at the front pages. that is all coming this evening abusing is but no for sports day. hello, i'm olly foster, here's what's coming up on sportsday this evening: postponed because of the coronavirus, but what chance the chinese grand prix is cancelled this year? there's outrage in the rugby union championship as the rfu cuts all clubs‘ funding by half. five of the best — the voting is open for the bbc women's footballer of the year award. also coming up in

now wants those fans to be more sponsible the government will appoint its broadcast regulator ofcom as an online watchdog with powers to force companies to take down session material we have a lot to discuss with our guests but fast this report from paul brennan and london miners make it had pressurised to send a nude photograph of herself to a boy at school within a day meghan hinton's private image had been circulated across the internet it can take days even weeks to be removed for social media sites so that could have a devastating impact you know what something's up there you know irony is out in the wide web people can save it's their phone so even when the social media company remains it's still in people's possessions social media is largely self-regulating platforms like facebook you tube instagram and tick talk largely set their own rules and standards sometimes relying on the platform users themselves to flag up anything inappropriate the u.k. government has been consulting since last summer on how to introduce a new online homes law to put the responsibility on social media

when the person tries for the head of ofcom was chosen, down the street pause for a more political personith a lifelong civil servant. you float very radical ideas, whip everybody up into a storm and eventually pulled back and do something which is still change but not quite as radical. we are going to have to leave it there. thank you both very much indeed. that's it for the papers tonight. don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. and if you miss the programme any evening you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. thank you sebastian payne and grace blakeley. goodbye. hello, i'm chetan pathak and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: manchester united beat chelsea to move within three points of the champions league places both teams came together to pay tribute to harry gregg. it has been an emotional day for manchester united with the passing of harry gregg. the players bought black armour is as tribute to a true legend. european terminal at one manchester club, united will feel a champions league spot

the uk broadcasting regulator ofcom found that radiation levels of 5g are well within health and safetynd that the death of a tesla driver, while his car was in self—driving mode, was caused by the driver's over—reliance on the autopilot system. in ‘is that really necessary‘ robot news, how about searching for a book with an autonomous librarian? the around bee is a service bot that guides you to books you're looking for. and, if you're suffering from carrying just a few too many, will carry them for you. if you've ever thought a robot could do with a softer touch, a jellyfish would probably agree. this silicon—fingered robot helps pick up jellyfish and other deep sea creatures without accidentally squishing or harming them. the handy soft bot also seems to cause less stress to the animals. and, finally, researchers at japan's osaka university have developed a robot that can feel, sense, and express pain. but, for someone unthinkable reason, they've made it look like a child. the disembodied robot is programmed to smile, grimace, and wince. it's hoped that teaching it to recognise pain

ofcom says some providers are already better to others at telling you your contact is going to end.ll mean there providers no longer offered the cheapest deals at the start but 0fcom says it is optimistic and says some providers have already said that when you switch to a new deal, they will offer you the cheapest deals on new customers are already getting. thank you very much for coming in and expelling that. the duchess of cambridge has said her parenting inspiration is her "amazing granny" who involved her in arts and crafts, gardening and cooking as a child. in her first podcast interview, she said she wants to make sure she gives similar experiences to prince george, princess charlotte and prince louis. catherine was speaking after launching a major survey on childhood last month, as our royal correspondent sarah campbell reports. do they like brussels sprouts, too? i never knew that. the last few weeks have seen the duchess of cambridge interact with children, their parents and carers, across the uk. from a children's centre in cardiff... a women's prison in surrey... a farm i

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50% of the uk's 10—year—olds owned a smartphone in 2019, according to a report by media regulator ofcomesla is now the world's second most valua ble car com pa ny after toyota — shares rose afer a report said the electric car firm was undervalued. and the uk's aviation industry is promising to reduce its net carbon emissions to zero by 2050. and we'll be getting the inside track on books for schools that aim to break the stigma and raise awareness of autism and special educational needs through education. today, we want to know how do you limit the amount of time children and young people spend on smartphones. or is it part of growing up in the 21st century? tell us what you think — just use the hashtag #bbcworklife. hello and welcome to worklife. a lot of you are getting in touch on twitter about whether you should even be trying to limit the technology or whether it actually helps children prepare for the skills they need in the workplace. we will come to that a bit later. we start with. .. advances in technology and the internet have for the most part made our lives easier. but for p

this is the new chair of the partnership, sharon wyatt —— shannon white, formerly of ofcom.wis has been the success story. it is an employee owned model where everyone who works in the company has a stake in the company. it has been really, really successful. a lot of the evidence suggests the fact that workers have a stake means that the companies tend to be more productive, better worker retention, more profitable and resilient. and it's really, really sad, and probably indicative of how tough it is out there in the retail market, thatjohn lewis is going through a tough time and have to make big and difficult decisions. if you think about the number of household names we have lost out of the retail sector, there is a slow crisis. it is in part because of consumer confidence but in part because of the effect of online and online shopping and the fact that it is not a level playing field. at some point we are going to have to confront what it means for high and retail areas and what it is that consumers want. what we want and particularly difficult for department stores that

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joining me now is carolyn bunting from internet matters, they were on the advisory panel for ofcom.gsters having forms and so it is peer pressure. peer having forms and so it is peer pressure . peer pressure having forms and so it is peer pressure. peer pressure plays a huge role, not just when pressure. peer pressure plays a huge role, notjust when you perform but the type of phone you get. we have seen a the type of phone you get. we have seen a real shift towards more use of instagram and snapchat has been the most popular apps compared to five years ago when it was facebook. wright will be talk about safety, things have moved on? there are lots of concerns that parents have two be concerned about. their concern about self—harm imagery and things like that. there are the usual concerns about grooming and content concerns. those have not gone away yet and i think we really want to encourage pa rents to think we really want to encourage parents to make sure that they are aware of what their kids are doing and that they talk to their kids about how you go going to look after themsel

uk watchdog ofcom says users could save £150 a year on broadband alone once they have checked out available something cheaper. now for a valentine's day tale, but not a happy one, i'm afraid. a story today on our website highlights how some people can fall foul of dating sites, and as that's the way many of us connect with potential partners these days the chances of it happening are increasing. new research by cybersecurity company eset shows that half of people believe that loneliness around valentine's day leaves them at a higher risk of catfishing. jake moore is a cyber security expert from eset who carried out the research. can you explain the term cat fishing, which is not immediately obvious? this is when someone creates a fake, online identity and usesit creates a fake, online identity and uses it for nefarious purposes. this could be to trawl the person, or it could be to trawl the person, or it could be to trawl the person, or it could be around financial gain. what are the things people should look out for a? if you go on the profile of someone, they look nice and it licks to the

talk, the people in her -- services program, a conference of program, this is not just drop your need ofcom you get counseling, on ramps, have about 300% increase chance of entering long-term recovery of people who don't. we are strong supportive of syringe services programs. i cannot comment on a specific state or local community whether issues are, and i won't. but as an evidence-based program, they are fully supported and all of my regional health administered or which with all the states within the region to try to make sure they know the evidence is strong supportive of these programs. and again one of the threats to eliminating hiv is to have clusters that are outbreaks around iv drug use. it's not just opioids. it's methamphetamines. when you have 50, 100, 200 cases surrounding that, we cannot deal with that. we have to stop that. syringe exchange is good way to do. we have been very clear. we've been supportive of that. this is not based on any ideology or anything else. it's just what the evidence shows. and i will say we do not believe that the evidence supports quote safe injecti

because the government is going to have to introduce legislation to set up a new ofcom regime to policeshine. staying calm for the next couple of days and then, for the weekend, a significant change. through the rest of this afternoon, largely dry weather, some spells of sunshine, the best across england and wales but also in eastern scotla nd and wales but also in eastern scotland doing quite nicely. further west, more cloud in some spots of rain and drizzle. temperatures generally 7—9dc. this evening, dry for most but keeping the feet of cloud into northern ireland and scotland. patchy drizzle in the far north—west. the old south patch in the south on what will be another fairly chilly night. through thursday and friday, the weather staying calm. fog to contained within southern parts. more sunshine on friday as the breeze picks up. a quick word about the weekend. if you are travelling or have outdoor plants, it is worth staying tuned to the forecast. the met office has named storm keira. the threat of damaging winds for just about all parts of the uk. hello this is bbc newsroom live.

she was in the city for a long time then the head of ofcom. she is the new boss ofjohn lewis.nd job losses in all the papers this morning. suggesting that given the competition from the on line retailers, that they don't have enough profit to invest or make the firm viable, the amount of investment they want to make in the business. sharon white could be, one of the first jobs business. sharon white could be, one of the firstjobs in the newjob could be to cut a number of stores, a lot ofjobs. a lot of concern about that. £104 million, that is how much we are paying in these to cash machines. surging to a new high of 104 million pounds. which ones these? you might find them in hotel lobbies. it is this thing we were talking about again yesterday, the concept of free banking. sometimes we will pay throughout rubbish interest. but it's always made clear on the machine. you've typed in all the numbers in and it won't tell you what it is. £3 9091 the numbers in and it won't tell you what it is. £3 909! had at one. i took my card straight out. in the papers this morning, a lot of re

the industry regulator ofcom says it can‘t see why customers should have to fork out.mobile phone provider, you can take your number with you. the difference being you have the name and brand attach to your e—mail address. certainly there should. i am old enough to remember the huge battle to allow mobile phone number portability which the providers did not like, because it is easier to switch. and sky dot—com, in their defence, you can keep your e—mail if you switch, three and for ever. they are the exception to the rule. the regulator said it does not see a reason why you have to pay to keep your e—mail address and, significantly, and in a strong statement, it says, we are looking at this to consider whether we need to step in and take action. and that means if nothing else regulation to stop it happening. excellent work you do, as ever. on radio fourfrom midday. the reverend sally hitchener is here. we can start with a story about smoke. oxfordshire wanting to be smoke—free. 10% it is estimated of the population smoke. oxfordshire has decided to try to stop that. by