Open letter to Boris Johnson signed by 156 musicians including Led Zeppelin and Annie Lennox aims to reword 1988 Copyright ActBritish musicians Read More
Apr 20, 2021
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Apr 11, 2021
Britain risks damaging reputation by keeping Julian Assange in jail, says partner
Stella Moris says continued detention of WikiLeaks founder is compromising UK’s global standingBritain would be on stronger ground campaigning against Read More
Mar 23, 2021
Facebook leak underscores strategy to operate in repressive regimes
Exclusive: users are allowed to praise mass killers and ‘violent non-state actors’ in certain situationsDecoding emojis and defining ‘support’: Read More
Mar 22, 2021
Queensland watchdog sought phone records while demanding journalist reveal source
Not known if warrant granted to Crime and Corruption Commission to access journalist’s call data is linked to investigation into who leaked murder Read More
Mar 17, 2021
Facebook’s long-awaited content ‘supreme court’ has arrived. It’s a clever sham | Jeremy Lewin
The regulatory body sounds like a positive step. But it’s designed to give political cover while Facebook continues to allow dangerous contentIn Read More
Mar 16, 2021
Julie Burchill agrees to pay Ash Sarkar ‘substantial damages’ in libel case
Columnist apologises to journalist, saying social media posts included ‘racist and misogynist’ commentsAsh Sarkar: Burchill abused me, yet she was Read More
Mar 16, 2021
Lawyer Chris Murphy portrayed as ‘past it’ by News Corp columnist, defamation hearing told
Annette Sharp suggested solicitor ‘is too old and deaf and can’t even get to court’, barrister saysThe high-profile Sydney criminal lawyer Chris Read More
Mar 16, 2021
Christian Porter v ABC: can the minister sue for defamation over article that didn’t name him?
What will be determined by the case? Will it preclude an independent inquiry?Defamation action threatens to further chill public interest Read More
Mar 04, 2021
News of the World phone hacking: Noel Fielding latest to win damages
Presenter of Great British Bake Off among celebrities compensated by News Group Newspapers, which shut paper in 2011The Great British Bake Off Read More
Mar 02, 2021
Criminal complaint filed against Mohammed bin Salman in German court
Reporters without Borders accuses Saudi heir of crimes against humanity over persecution of journalistsSaudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Read More
Feb 28, 2021
Shamima Begum court decision brings shame on UK | Letters
Readers respond to the supreme court decision that Begum will not have her citizenship restoredEvery day it seems the Guardian serves up another Read More
Feb 24, 2021
Australia’s move to tame Facebook and Google is just the start of a global battle | Michelle Meagher
Governments around the world should now act together to dismantle the monopolies that threaten journalismFacebook and Google have become accustomed to Read More