The British House of Commons debated and passed a bill, with a 327-299 vote, which blocks the United Kingdom from leaving the European Union without a deal and requires the prime minister to…
1,390 viewsAfter unanimous approval from the European Union of the U.K.'s agreement on withdrawal from the political and economic union (also known as “Brexit"), Prime Minister Theresa May reported bac…
1,437 viewsRepresentatives from news organizations testified before a British committee on “fake news” and the spread of misinformation. Questions focused on the handling the dissemination of misinform…
351 viewsTwitter officials testified at a hearing before the British Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport Committee. Questions focused on the handling the dissemination of misinformation, consequences …
348 viewsFacebook officials testified at a British Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee hearing on how the social media site was handling the distribution of misinformation and preventing fake…
591 viewsAcademic and media researchers testified before a British committee hearing on “fake news” and the spread of misinformation across media platforms. Questions focused on the handling the diss…
432 viewsMembers from the British House of Commons backed a motion to allow the prime minister to call an early election on June 8, 2017, despite some criticism from about a dozen members. The final …
2,475 viewsRebekah Brooks, former former News International chief executive and former editor of News of the World and the Sun, testified on allegations of illegal phone hacking against employees of Ru…
1,566 viewsRupert Murdoch, News Corporation chair and CEO, and his son James Murdoch, chairman and chief executive of News International, testified on allegations of illegal phone hacking by News Corpo…
3,760 viewsBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair took questions from members of his party and the opposition at the House of Commons in London. Debate centered on weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and Br…
248 viewsPrime Minister Blair took questions from members of his party and the opposition on the Euro, tensions between India and Pakistan, and a new anti-drug campaign.
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