Andy Burnham’s government is proposing statutory changes that force
digital service providers to prioritise its preferred sources of “news,”
such as the BBC.
YouTube, an American company, is warning that
the UK government’s control over its algorithms will make it harder for
independent UK content creators to be discovered on its platform.
The
UK government is proposing regulatory changes that force social media
platforms to prioritise content from established public service
broadcasters such as the BBC, ITV and Channel 4.Currently, the
public is being softened up to the idea through a government
consultation on a Green Paper titled ‘Watch this space: A new strategic
direction for UK media’ published by the Department for Culture, Media
and Sport (“DCMS”) on 23 June 2026. The consultation, which takes the
form of a survey, closes on 31 August 2026...<<<Read More>>>....
