Legislators must move faster to keep up with the evolving world of online exploitation and protect its victims. At the moment, UK laws do not cover the making or distribution of deepfake images, leaving millions of (predominantly) women vulnerable. This must change before it damages more lives. Deepfakes refer to digitally altered images or videos…
Featured Image: “Manchester Metropolitan University” by Gene Hunt (CC BY 2.0) Students at Manchester Metropolitan University have been offered further financial support from the University. A reduction in rent will be offered to students in all university owned accommodation. This follows the announcement of England’s third national lockdown. Prime Minister Boris Johnson proposed a national lockdown would be…
A journey, a road, a silvery trail, The depth of an ocean, time to set sail. The wonder, the pain, the fear and the dread, The freedom given from all that’s been said. Floods of fear, like an earthquake within, Each line’s a story, so vivid; I spin. Deep cuts, I’m broken, then healing again, Is this what is meant to make…
Photography: Stephen Power What are the most contentious issues in British society in 2020? Immigration? Brexit? Vaccinations? Civil liberties? The NHS? These are the issues that the press report on, yet do they do more than that? Do our newspapers manipulate the thinking of the British people? Do they increase racism? Hostility? Fear? The more…
The government have taken the decision to close gyms during this second ‘national lockdown’, despite expert input that they aren’t transmission ‘hotspots.’ But is this fair? We are aware of the link between exercise and wellbeing, so should physical health always take precedent over mental health? According to the Samaritans, there were 5,691 deaths in England…
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