No 10 condemns abuse levelled at ‘ungrateful’ Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Briton held captive in Iran for six years should not face online trolling, says Boris Johnson’s office
Government work often done on WhatsApp during Covid, says top official
Statement comes as it emerges that series of messages lost from Boris Johnson’s phone in April 2021
UK ministers accused of ‘government by WhatsApp’ in court
Two high court cases brought by transparency campaigners exploring whether use of self-destructing messages is unlawful
Russia responsible for hoax calls to Ben Wallace and Priti Patel, says No 10
Downing Street says Moscow behind calls to British defence secretary and home secretary last week
Nadine Dorries lambasts Silicon Valley ahead of new online abuse laws
As the UK government prepares legislation, culture secretary criticises tech leaders who “decide who is silenced or cancelled”
UK ministers urged to promote e-bikes to tackle health and climate crises
Campaigners say subsidy scheme could create £2bn in health benefits and cut 1m tonnes of emissions annually
‘Fascist fitness’: how the far right is recruiting with online gym groups
Anti-fascist group Hope Not Hate says extremists present self-improvement as part of wider political struggle
The government’s Flickr photo-diary is a spoof unto itself
Michael Gove stands alone on a windswept pier. Grant Shapps laughs uproariously on a bench. The feed of Tory politicians doing things is a meme-maker’s dream
TechScape: the taxman is starting to take notice of the NFT gold rush
In this week’s newsletter: as UK tax authorities seize their first NFTs, is government scrutiny finally on the way for the booming crypto market?
‘Instagram diplomacy’: concerns grow over Liz Truss’s publicly funded five photos a day
From driving a tank to jogging in New York, the foreign secretary has made more than 700 appearances on the government’s Flickr account since taking up the job
Reddit and Twitter users face age checks under UK porn law plans
Social network users may be asked to submit passport or credit card details under plans outlined by ministers
Porn sites in UK will have to check ages in planned update to online safety bill
Digital minister Chris Philp says it is too easy for children to access pornography online
Guto Harri reportedly lobbied No 10 chief of staff to stop ban on Huawei
Boris Johnson’s new press chief believed to have been trying to stop Chinese firm from being dropped from UK’s 5G network
Government faces urgent call to tackle Britain’s ‘fraud epidemic’
Influential committee reveals 43% jump in economic crime in the year from June 2019
Joe Lycett says Sue Gray report stunt motivated by anger over friend’s death
Comedian tweeting fake version of civil servant’s ‘partygate’ report purportedly caused panic in No 10