Tuesday 15 October 2019

FACEBOOK the new Sun and it's broadcaster error

How Facebook shot themselves in the foot in their Elizabeth Warren spat https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/15/facebook-elizabeth-warren-regulation?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Blogger


Ignore Zuckerberg’s self-serving rubbish. Facebook must be regulated

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/31/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-regulate?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard

Sunday 6 October 2019

PHONE HACKING new court case targets executives

This brings phone hacking right back into our current orbit, moving it out of the historic category.

The Prince is part of a group action which effectively targets the more senior people who were effectively unpunished, unlike a few jailed journalists, when the issue was pursued by the police and private lawsuits (generating millions in compensation payments). This time it's the editors and even owners who are being targeted, with the allegation being that they covered up hacking over decades.

High profile editors have stated under oath in court that they had no knowledge of the practice. This could be an explosive case - but the wheels of justice grind slowly...

Prince Harry: tabloids hid hacking crimes for 20 years https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/05/prince-harry-joins-court-case-against-tabloid-hacking-crimes?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Blogger

Further reflection on the case; the fundamental role of the press to hold the press to account - and an argument, that notwithstanding the whiff of racism of the focus on Meghan, this outweighs some of the complaints from the royals and will doom their stance even though they'll likely win the letter case against the Mail under EU HRC laws.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex may win the battle but lose the war

https://www.theguardian.com/media/commentisfree/2019/oct/06/duke-duchess-sussex-mail-on-sunday-lawsuit?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard