Category: Regulation

As a side effect of how Wikipedia polices who can edit articles on the site, the inclusion of one Wikipedia URL on the IWF list of child abuse images has resulted in many not being able to contribute to Wikipedia.

BT has received approval from Ofcom that it can suspend its Equivalance of Input obligations on IPStream in Ofcom Market 3.

What regulation is there of providers websites? Not much it seems as a provider can claim to be a member of CISAS and ISPA when in fact the organisations say they are not.

The basic code has been known of for six months and providers who initially signed up have until 5th December to bring their systems into compliance.

This week it is Tiscali up in front of the ASA.

Four directors have left the Phorm board whilst Norman Lamont & co join as a replacements.

The news this week that Atari has dropped a campaign against illegal file sharing may seem like a victory to some, but there are many more cases still underway.

After years of a hands off approach, the credit crunch has awakened the EU which is looking at putting 1 billion Euro's into improving Internet access.

Removing criticism from the forums may seem a good idea, but when it concerns a subject such as Phorm the chance of it backfiring seems large.

What many will not realise is that the rules governing broadband migrations would lapse unless Ofcom were to continue extending them.