In December 2025, the Home Office opened a consultation on potential avenues for a new legal framework for law enforcement use of biometrics, facial recognition, and similar technologies. Continue reading
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Netflix, Amazon’s Prime Video and Disney+ are to come under “enhanced regulation” by the UK media regulator, Ofcom, making the streaming giants subject to the same scrutiny as traditional broadcasters such as the BBC and ITV. This change stems from the Media Act 2024. Continue reading
The Inforrm Blog’s sixteenth birthday was on just over a month ago, on 22 January 2026. Our first post had 7 page views was the only post that month. Sixteen years later, we have had more than 6,500 posts and 7 million page views. Continue reading
The government announced plans to strengthen children’s online safety, including amending the Crime and Policing Bill to bring AI chatbot providers within scope of the Online Safety Act 2023’s illegal content duties and introducing new powers in the forthcoming Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. Continue reading
Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to contribute to the development of an integrated and progressive jurisprudence and understanding on freedom of expression and information around the world. It maintains an extensive database of international case law. This is its newsletter dealing with recent developments in the field. Continue reading
The UK government has announced a further crackdown on social media firms and AI amid concerns about harmful content targeted at children. Continue reading
The High Court has held ruled that the Police Federation of England and Wales acted unlawfully in suspending two elected Federation Chairs, and barring one from re-election, over comments they made on GB News and social media about racism in policing. Continue reading
A substantial majority of the British public believe that newspapers and news websites should be regulated by an independent body, according to new public polling. Continue reading
On Tuesday 27 January 2026, the trial of a preliminary issue on limitation in the Mirror Newspapers Hacking Litigation began before Fancourt J. The Mirror Group told the High Court it accepts phone hacking and other unlawful information gathering occurred but argues dozens of new claims should be dismissed because they were brought too late. Continue reading
The highly anticipated trial of Lawrence and ors v Associated News Ltd (ANL) KB-2022-003316 began on Monday 19 January 2026. The claimants are Baroness Doreen Lawrence, Elizabeth Hurley, Sir Elton John, David Furnish, Sir Simon Hughes, Prince Harry and Sadie Frost Law. The trial is listed for 10 weeks. Continue reading
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