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Exclusive: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says lack of action leaves firms at risk of ‘sleepwalking’ into problems More than one in four UK businesses have been the victim of a cyber-attack in the last year and many more risk “sleepwalking” into such disruption unless they take urgent action, according to a report. About 27% of companies said their building had suffered a cyber-attack i…

He’s spent 24 hours immersed in slime, two days buried alive – and showered vast amounts of cash on lucky participants. But are MrBeast’s videos simply very savvy clickbait – or acts of avant garde genius? Written and read by Mark O’Connell Continue reading...

Ofcom says research shows need for stricter age checks being introduced in July, which most major sites have signed up to Nearly one in 10 children aged eight to 14 have watched online pornography, according to the UK’s communications watchdog, as most adult content providers gear up to adopt stronger age checks ahead of a 25 July deadline. Ofcom published research showing that 8% of children age…

An article about Ofcom research into anti-feminist and misogynistic websites underestimated their influence, write Prof Veronika Koller , Dr Jessica Aiston , Dr Alexandra Krendel and Dr Mark McGlashan The harms associated with the “manosphere” have been addressed in lots of academic work, including our own , and it is encouraging to see Ofcom – tasked with making online platforms comply with the …

The comedian wants you to know he does not have social media. So this is a list of things he watches on his TV through YouTube in the middle of the night Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email I buy the Guardian from the newsagent. The digital seeps into the analogue so you can find out about trends through print media; you just get it a bit later. Last week I found out about twerking from r…

CMA proposes tightening regulation, which could lead to site giving users option to choose alternative services Business live – latest updates Google could be forced to make a series of changes to its search business, including giving internet users an option to choose alternative services, after the UK competition watchdog proposed to tighten regulation of the company. The Competition and Market…

People locators, 3D weapon blueprints, tactical planning – all accessible on the web for potential attackers or terrorists A rash of recent assassinations have brought on congressional scrutiny and concern among law enforcement agencies who are wary of an age of political polarization turning deadly. But experts say the violence is as much a byproduct of the times as it is the easy accessibility …

Hacked credentials could give cybercriminals access to Facebook, Meta and Google accounts among others Internet users have been told to change their passwords and upgrade their digital security after researchers claimed to have revealed the scale of sensitive information – 16bn login records – potentially available to cybercriminals. Researchers at Cybernews, an online tech publication , said the…

If you’re not familiar with Tattle Life, congratulations. It’s a site that subjects women to relentless scrutiny, and lo and behold it’s run by a spineless man With as much as two weeks to kill before nuclear winter sets in, many of you will be looking to road-test your new fallout suits. In which case: can I interest you in the sensational unmasking of the founder of Tattle Life? It turns out th…

Regulators say online retailer not doing enough to prevent sale of counterfeit clothes and unsafe children’s toys The European Commission has accused the online retailer AliExpress of a “systemic failure” to prevent the sale of illegal and dangerous goods on its platform, as Brussels steps up its case against the Chinese company. Issuing formal findings of an investigation launched in March last …

Amendment to crime and policing bill would make it criminal offence to profit from selling sex online A ban on pimping websites has been proposed by MPs, as part of measures designed to rewrite legislation regulating the sexual exploitation of women. Campaigners say ordering a woman to be sexually exploited has become as straightforward as ordering a takeaway online, with the proliferation of web…

Sebastian Bond named as publisher of site known as trolls’ paradise, which was ordered to pay out to couple in 2023 The previously anonymous operator of an online gossip forum described as a trolls’ paradise has been unmasked after losing a defamation case. Sebastian Bond, also known as Bastian Durward, has been confirmed as the man behind Tattle Life after an Irish couple successfully sued the p…

Global study shows 54% of Americans receive news from social media, while the UK has highest proportion of news avoiders at 46% Social media has overtaken television as a source of news in the US for the first time, according to a comprehensive analysis of media consumption confirming the rapid rise of “news influencers”. In a watershed moment for the US media, 54% of Americans said they received…

Bitcoin, internet, EVs, private dinners for hire – the list of pay-for-play and quid quo pro goes on, and on … and on The South Lawn of the White House had never seen anything like it. The president of the United States was posing for the world’s media against a backdrop of five different models of Tesla, peddling the electric vehicles with the alacrity of a salesman on commission. “I love the pr…

Research reveals 13% of residents regularly invest in cryptocurrency and check stocks, more than all other cities The city’s most famous sons may have sung that money can’t buy you love, but that was before bitcoin existed. Liverpool has emerged as the crypto capital of the UK, according to a study looking at the online habits of people across the country. Continue reading...