January 24, 2020 News websites will have to ask readers to declare age or comply with new code, watchdog confirms
October 3, 2018 Courts reminded to allow journalists to access lists after mistaken attempts to withhold details under data protection law
August 13, 2018 Times and Express settle libel claims after wrongly suggesting married couple ran Islamist ‘Trojan Horse’ plot at primary school
July 11, 2018 Facebook faces £500,000 fine over Cambridge Analytica data harvesting first exposed by Observer-led cohort
May 17, 2018 Labour ends pursuit of Section 40-style cost penalties under Data Protection Bill but questions still remain over future of Leveson Two
May 9, 2018 Government pledges review on press standards led by Information Commissioner with Data Protection Bill amendment
May 9, 2018 Leveson Two defeated in Parliament while Labour abandons vote on Data Protection Bill cost penalty amendments
May 9, 2018 Guardian distances itself from 'anti-press' Data Protection Bill amendments which would exclude title from paying punitive legal costs
May 8, 2018 Leading media lawyer warns Data Protection Bill cost sanctions could be in violation of human rights laws
May 8, 2018 Regional newspaper editors ‘stand united’ against ‘anti-press’ Data Protection Bill amendments ahead of Commons vote
May 1, 2018 George Osborne warns Data Protection Bill cost amendments would be 'body blow' to regional press
March 21, 2018 Government wins fight to overturn Data Protection Bill cost provisions but battle not yet over
March 19, 2018 Government to review changes to Data Protection Bill that would 'close down investigative journalism in the UK'
March 15, 2018 PA editor says Data Protection Bill cost sanctions would put 'all' of its news services at risk and 'obstruct' crime reporting
March 7, 2018 The Sunday Times denies commissioning private investigator to target Labour politicians with illegal fishing expeditions
March 5, 2018 Peers' changes to data protection bill would have 'chilling effect' on investigative journalism, warns Whittingdale
February 22, 2018 Theresa May wants to create 'fair playing field' for local media in fight for digital ads
February 15, 2018 Max Mosley: Newspapers' repeated references to orgy story are attempt to 'smear me and Impress by association'
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