Twitter has announced that it now has the ability to censor tweets in individual countries, signalling a willingness to co-operate with governments as it expands into new territories. Read the full story

Oh dear. Ever had one of those moments where you’ve just wanted the ground to open up below you and swallow you whole? One can only imagine that that’s how Labour politician Tom Watson’s intern felt, the moment after she played a prank on his Twitter account. Read the full story

The judge at the tax evasion trial of Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has had to put the brakes on the recently-introduced phenomenon of allowing live tweets from court after a journalist revealed the name of a juror. Read the full story

Google has stirred the ire of Twitter after making changes to the way it presents search results in the US. Read the full story

Journalists will now be able to tweet, email and text during court proceedings in the UK, under new guidance issued by the lord chief justice, Lord Judge. Read the full story

The deputy president of the Supreme Court has slapped a controversial media blackout on a public speech he will give in Glasgow following an accuracy row with the Herald. Read the full story

A Conservative MP has defended himself after comparing tabloid newspapers to a Nazi concentration camp. Read the full story

It’s been a busy, and no doubt serious, day at the Leveson Inquiry. But trust Twitter to find something to belittle while Hugh Grant shared his experiences of being hounded by the paparazzi. Eagle-eyed Tweeters would have spotted the #womanontheleft hashtag doing the rounds, in reference to barrister Carine Patry Hoskins; according to What The Trend, she was giving Mr Grant “girly eyes” as he gave evidence. As woodo79 tweeted: “FFS Twitter, naming #womanontheleft while watching an inquiry about inappropriate invasions of privacy? I thought you were smart!”

ITV’s morning-time sinking ship, Daybreak, is in chaos. Rumours abound that current hosts Christine Bleakley and Droopy Adrian Chiles are facing the axe, to be replaced by Eamonn Holmes and Natasha Kaplinsky. Daybreak could only be saved, in Media Digest’s noble opinion, if it were to be presented by an army of Susannah Reids, but the less said about that the better. (Source: MediaGuardian)

Fantastic bit of censorship nonsense spotted by The Media Blog. In an article headlined ‘Swearing at police is not a crime, judge rules’ the Telegraph decided against informing its audience of what said naughty words are, writing: “The directive states: ‘The courts do not accept that police officers are caused harassment, alarm or distress by words such as ****, ****, ********, or ******.” If you think you know the words, answers on a postcard please. Just don’t practice on a police officer. (Source: The Media Blog)