The “Christchurch Call” summit has made specific progress, with tech companies and world leaders signing an agreement to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content online. The question now is how we collectively follow up on its promise. Read the rest of this entry »
Tackling misinformation and disinformation online – Ashley Hurst
16 05 2019
This post explains why I think the Government’s White Paper on Online Harms and its so-called “duty of care” is not the answer to online disinformation and why the way forward should be focussed on technology and education. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Ashley Hurst, Online Harms White Paper
Categories : Internet, Social Media
The Rule of Law and the Online Harms White Paper – Graham Smith
12 05 2019
Before the publication of the Online Harms White Paper on 8 April 2019 I proposed a Ten Point Rule of Law test to which it might usefully be subjected. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Cyberleagle, Graham Smith, Online Harms White Paper
Categories : Internet, Legal, Social Media
Regulating against online harms: corporate accountability’s new wave? – Jonny Shipp and Thorsten Brønholt
2 05 2019
As it celebrates its 30th anniversary the Internet revolution has lost its way. From democratising and emancipatory beginnings, the information superhighway has become a hotbed of crime, harm and offence, powered by designed addition and fake news. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Jonny Shipp, LSE. Media Policy Project, Thorsten Brønholt
Categories : Internet, Media Regulation
Users Behaving Badly: the Online Harms White Paper – Graham Smith
30 04 2019On 8 April 2019, having spent the best part of a day reading the UK government’s Online Harms White Paper, I concluded that if the road to hell was paved with good intentions, this was a motorway. After full and further consideration, I have found nothing to alter that view. This is why. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Cyberleagle, Graham Smith, Online Harms White Paper
Categories : Internet, Media Regulation, Social Media
Online harms proposals represent the start of the journey – David Barker and Alex Keenlyside
27 04 2019
Last week the UK government published its white paper on online harms. The proposals are focused on what internet companies should do to help address what is an important and complex issue, and they should be viewed as the start of the journey rather than the destination. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Alex Keenlyside, David Barker, Online Harms White Paper, Out-Law.com
Categories : Internet, Media Regulation, Social Media
What the UK’s Online Harms white paper teaches us about internet regulation – Richard Haggart and Natasha Tusikov
22 04 2019
Amidst a growing consensus that social media and online platforms must be subject to public regulation, the United Kingdom has stepped up to do just that. In doing so, it has made a lot of people very angry. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Online Harms White Paper, Richard Haggart and Natasha Tusikov
Categories : Canada, Government and Policy, Internet, Media Regulation, Social Media
Do we really own our digital possessions? – Rebecca Mardon
14 04 2019
Microsoft has announced that it will close the books category of its digital store. While other software and apps will still be available via the virtual shop front, and on purchasers’ consoles and devices, the closure of the eBook store takes with it customers’ eBook libraries. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Digital Rights, Rebecca Mardon, The Conversation
Categories : Internet, Legal
News: Government Publishes White Paper on “Online Harms”, proposes “duty of care” and independent regulation
9 04 2019
On 8 April 2019 the UK Government published its long awaited “Online Harms White Paper” [pdf]. This aims to reduce the diffusion of harmful content on the internet. The White Paper was launched at the British Library with a speech by the Home Secretary Sajid Javid. The Executive Summary can be found here. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Onlne Harms, White Paper
Categories : Internet, Media Regulation, Social Media
Cars are regulated for safety: why not information technology? – Moshe Y Vardi
30 03 2019
As the computing industry grapples with its role in society, many people, both in the field and outside it, are talking about a crisis of ethics. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Moshe Y Vardi, Surveillance Capitalism
Categories : Internet, Media Regulation
