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"Proud To Call US My Home": UK Techie Sues Trump Administration Over Sanctions
Imran Ahmed, a British national who heads the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), was among five European figures involved in tech regulation whom the US State Departmentsaid this week would be denied visas.
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YouTube Leads UK Online Viewing With 51 Minutes Daily: Report
Britons watched YouTube on average for 51 minutes a day in 2025 on smartphones, tablets and PCs, regulator Ofcom said, noting that services from its owner Alphabet and from Meta account for more than half of all time spent online.
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TikTok Fined $2.4 Million By UK Over Child Safety Data Reporting
British telecommunications regulator Ofcom said Wednesday it had handed video sharing platform TikTok a 1.9 million pound ($2.4 million) fine for failing to timely make available safety data.
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British Regulator To Probe OnlyFans Over Age-Verification Measures
Britain's media regulator Ofcom has opened an investigation into whether adults-only website OnlyFans is doing enough to prevent children accessing pornography on its platform, Ofcom said on Wednesday.
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Quarter Of UK Children Aged 5-7 Have Smart Phone: Study
Around a quarter of British children aged between five and seven-years-old now have a smart phone, a study by the UK communications regulator said on Friday.
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British Teacher Who Raped A Student With Her Partner Banned From Teaching For Life
A school teacher, who was imprisoned for sexually assaulting a child, has been permanently barred from working in education.
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"Having A Referee Is...": Musk Discusses AI Regulations With Rishi Sunak
Elon Musk renewed calls for regulations on artificial intelligence during an on-stage conversation with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as part of a two-day UK AI Safety Summit.
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Microsoft, Activision to Sell Cloud Streaming Rights to Ubisoft to Get UK Regulator's Nod for $69 Billion Deal
Call of Duty maker Activision will sell its non-European streaming rights to Ubisoft Entertainment to get the biggest deal yet in video-gaming past British regulators, potential owner Microsoft said on Tuesday.
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Microsoft's $69 Billion Takeover of Call of Duty Maker Activision Gets US Green Light, UK's CMA Softens Stance
A US judge on Tuesday gave the green light to Microsoft's $69-billion (roughly Rs. 5,65,480 crore) takeover bid for US video game giant Activision Blizzard. US District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley in San Francisco rejected the Biden administration's contention that the deal would hurt consumers by giving Xbox game console maker Microsoft exclusiv...
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British Nurse Sacked After Patient She Was Having Affair With Died In Car Park
A nurse was fired when a patient she had a secret relationship with passed away after a late-night hospital meeting in the parking lot.
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UK Unveils Tougher Rules for Crypto Sector, Will Curb Advertising With 'Cooling Off' Periods, Risk Warnings
British consumers buying cryptoassets will get a 24-hour "cooling-off" period for the first time from October under tougher marketing rules unveiled by the financial regulator on Thursday. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said "refer a friend" bonuses for crypto buyers would also be scrapped and that those promoting such assets would have to p...
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Microsoft Looking for Solutions to Get UK Approval for $69 Billion Activision Blizzard Acquisition
The president of Microsoft said he was looking for solutions to try to get British approval for the software giant's $69 billion acquisition of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard.
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EU Backs Microsoft's $69 Billion Takeover of Call of Duty Maker Activision Blizzard
The EU on Monday gave the green light to Microsoft's $69-billion takeover bid for US video game giant Activision Blizzard, just weeks after the British competition regulator put the deal at risk by blocking it.
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EU Backs Microsoft's $69 Billion Activision Blizzard Takeover
The EU on Monday gave the green light to Microsoft's $69-billion takeover bid for US video game giant Activision Blizzard, just weeks after the British competition regulator blocked the deal, putting it at risk.
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Apple Wins Against British Antitrust Regulator's Decision to Investigate Its Mobile Browser
Apple won its appeal against the decision by Britain's antitrust regulator to launch an investigation into its mobile browser and cloud gaming services, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruled on Friday. Regulator the Competition and Market Authority (CMA) opened a full investigation in November into the dominance of Apple and Alphabet's Googl...
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"Proud To Call US My Home": UK Techie Sues Trump Administration Over Sanctions
Imran Ahmed, a British national who heads the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), was among five European figures involved in tech regulation whom the US State Departmentsaid this week would be denied visas.
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YouTube Leads UK Online Viewing With 51 Minutes Daily: Report
Britons watched YouTube on average for 51 minutes a day in 2025 on smartphones, tablets and PCs, regulator Ofcom said, noting that services from its owner Alphabet and from Meta account for more than half of all time spent online.
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TikTok Fined $2.4 Million By UK Over Child Safety Data Reporting
British telecommunications regulator Ofcom said Wednesday it had handed video sharing platform TikTok a 1.9 million pound ($2.4 million) fine for failing to timely make available safety data.
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British Regulator To Probe OnlyFans Over Age-Verification Measures
Britain's media regulator Ofcom has opened an investigation into whether adults-only website OnlyFans is doing enough to prevent children accessing pornography on its platform, Ofcom said on Wednesday.
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Quarter Of UK Children Aged 5-7 Have Smart Phone: Study
Around a quarter of British children aged between five and seven-years-old now have a smart phone, a study by the UK communications regulator said on Friday.
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British Teacher Who Raped A Student With Her Partner Banned From Teaching For Life
A school teacher, who was imprisoned for sexually assaulting a child, has been permanently barred from working in education.
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"Having A Referee Is...": Musk Discusses AI Regulations With Rishi Sunak
Elon Musk renewed calls for regulations on artificial intelligence during an on-stage conversation with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as part of a two-day UK AI Safety Summit.
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Microsoft, Activision to Sell Cloud Streaming Rights to Ubisoft to Get UK Regulator's Nod for $69 Billion Deal
Call of Duty maker Activision will sell its non-European streaming rights to Ubisoft Entertainment to get the biggest deal yet in video-gaming past British regulators, potential owner Microsoft said on Tuesday.
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Microsoft's $69 Billion Takeover of Call of Duty Maker Activision Gets US Green Light, UK's CMA Softens Stance
A US judge on Tuesday gave the green light to Microsoft's $69-billion (roughly Rs. 5,65,480 crore) takeover bid for US video game giant Activision Blizzard. US District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley in San Francisco rejected the Biden administration's contention that the deal would hurt consumers by giving Xbox game console maker Microsoft exclusiv...
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British Nurse Sacked After Patient She Was Having Affair With Died In Car Park
A nurse was fired when a patient she had a secret relationship with passed away after a late-night hospital meeting in the parking lot.
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UK Unveils Tougher Rules for Crypto Sector, Will Curb Advertising With 'Cooling Off' Periods, Risk Warnings
British consumers buying cryptoassets will get a 24-hour "cooling-off" period for the first time from October under tougher marketing rules unveiled by the financial regulator on Thursday. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said "refer a friend" bonuses for crypto buyers would also be scrapped and that those promoting such assets would have to p...
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Microsoft Looking for Solutions to Get UK Approval for $69 Billion Activision Blizzard Acquisition
The president of Microsoft said he was looking for solutions to try to get British approval for the software giant's $69 billion acquisition of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard.
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EU Backs Microsoft's $69 Billion Takeover of Call of Duty Maker Activision Blizzard
The EU on Monday gave the green light to Microsoft's $69-billion takeover bid for US video game giant Activision Blizzard, just weeks after the British competition regulator put the deal at risk by blocking it.
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EU Backs Microsoft's $69 Billion Activision Blizzard Takeover
The EU on Monday gave the green light to Microsoft's $69-billion takeover bid for US video game giant Activision Blizzard, just weeks after the British competition regulator blocked the deal, putting it at risk.
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Apple Wins Against British Antitrust Regulator's Decision to Investigate Its Mobile Browser
Apple won its appeal against the decision by Britain's antitrust regulator to launch an investigation into its mobile browser and cloud gaming services, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruled on Friday. Regulator the Competition and Market Authority (CMA) opened a full investigation in November into the dominance of Apple and Alphabet's Googl...
