Scottish Labour's European Member of Parliament (MEP), David Martin, has been appointed as the new investigator for the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Critics view this as a "worrying sign" and claim that Martin has a poor record of "protecting freedoms online".

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Children and families from all around the UK and 69 other countries will today be encouraged to safely discover the digital world together as part of the ninth annual Safer Internet Day 2012 event.

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TalkTalk, a budget conscious broadband internet provider, has announced that it is the first UK ISP to give new customers (i.e. parents) an "Active Choice" about whether or not to block adult websites as part of their subscription process.

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A Home Affairs Committee has recommended that the UK government work with ISPs to develop a new code of practice that would make it easier to remove violent extremist material from the internet.

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Consultancy firm AT Kearney has claimed that the UK internet economy is now valued at £82bn, which means that every £1 spent on internet access generates £5 in revenue. The news comes ahead of the government's new Communications Bill green paper.

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Europe has closed its internet privacy infringement case against the UK, which related to ISP abuse of Phorm's targeted advertising system, after the country amended its national legislation (RIPA) so as to prevent interception of users' electronic communications without their "explicit consent".

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Several mobile phone operators in the UK have reportedly prevented their internet customers from accessing Tor's website, which references a tool that allows people to surf with anonymity.

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Several UK ISPs have warned customers that a number of major websites might become unavailable today (e.g. Wikipedia and the Internet Archive) as part of a deliberate 12 to 24 hour blackout campaign against a controversial new Internet Anti-Piracy law.

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