What the papers say – February 19
The Covid latest, Facebook and a mission to Mars leads the front pages on Friday.
The Covid latest, Facebook and a mission to Mars leads the front pages on Friday.
Frames and GIFs on Facebook and Instagram roll out to help promote vaccine, as first dose count for the UK passes 16 million.
Max, who provided virtual therapy to people across the world during the pandemic, will be awarded the Order of Merit by veterinary charity PDSA.
The messaging app has announced new banner alerts and more information will be made to users over policy change after confusion over the update.
Julian Knight, chair of the Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee, says pulling plug on Australia ‘the worst type of corporate culture’.
The tech giant has made the decision to ban the sharing or viewing of news links for users in Australia.
The Swansea star criticised the short-term ban handed out to an Instagram user who racially abused him but has had no response from the company.
‘People’s interest in what he says may go down quite a bit,’ the Microsoft co-founder says.
The Arena Resilience Alliance proposes the creation of an advisory body to guide and instruct for an effective return of live events.
‘It breaks my heart, there’s nothing I can do to make her life any better,’ said Sharon Clay.
Social media consultant says ‘no immediate threat’ of action seen in Australia happening to UK users but wouldn’t rule out similar bans in future.
Australia is joining France and other governments in pushing Google, Facebook and other internet giants to pay news organisations.
At least 244 frontline health and care workers have now died.
In Lockdown 1 we were passing each other socially distanced with a smile and wave, but that has given way to a more suspicious atmosphere in the follow-up lockdown, argues Nick Mann
The battle is being watched closely in the European Union, where officials and legislators are drafting sweeping new digital regulations.