Special guest Tom Merritt of Daily Tech News Show.This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message:- UK porn blacklist is dead after government abandons age verificationhttps://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/10/uk-government-abandons-planned-porn-age-verification-scheme/ - Fury as Facebook pays just £28m of UK tax despite record £1.7bn revenueshttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2019/10/11/fury-facebook-pays-just-29m-uk-tax-despite-record-17bn-revenues/ - Jessops is Today's Doom-Threatened High Street Namehttps://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2019/10/jessops-high-street-closures/ Patreon supporters have access to our ad-free, longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional discussions about:- EXTRA STORY: Banning out-of-hours email 'could harm employee wellbeing’https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50073107 - The story of the Radio Shack portable alarm at school discos- Outtakes and more!TECH’S MESSAGE IS: Hosts: Nate Lanxon, Ian MorrisRecurring Guest Hosts: Andy Hoyle, Naomi KerbelProduction and Editing: Nate LanxonVoiceover Artist: Marta SvetekCertain Artwork Elements Designed By: macrovector / FreepikPublisher: AcastVisit Us: UKTechShow.com For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy