Digital round up September 13: UK government to pressure Google into blocking more unlicensed sites, Facebook could move into co

The measures will be outlined by secretary of state for culture, media and sport Jeremy Hunt in an address to the Royal Television Society's Cambridge Convention tomorrow. The government is also considering the establishment of a cross-industry body to tackle the issues here. The FT writes, "This body would identify piracy sites to be put through a streamlined legal process, allowing the courts to grant Newzbin-style injunctions in a matter of days or weeks, rather than the months or years ...

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