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Gambling is not just a “man’s problem”

With gambling, as in all areas, we cannot just apply what we know about men and assume it to be...

The Good Web Project

All too frequently, liberal societies struggle to articulate what a good Internet would look like. Some of it...

“Does it count if I’m hurt in the metaverse?”: Living with Immersive Harm

With the publication of the Online Safety Bill, it has been a landmark few weeks...

Exemptions, exceptions and exclusions: Why the Online Safety Bill protects disinformation and abuse over freedom of speech and journalism

The UK’s Online Safety Bill has been lauded by the government as “world-leading,” with claims that it will make the UK the...

Introducing Combined Choice

Today, we’re launching a new co-design tool called Combined Choice. This is part of Demos’...

Shadow profits in the data economy: unravelling the harms caused by ‘data brokers’

‘Data’ is everywhere. A day doesn’t go by without a news story of how it is changing our lives: new...

How Ireland is using remote working to level up

A country with high regional inequalities, and an economy dominated by one large metropolitan area – the UK, you might...

Mogg’s Missed Opportunity: It’s time the Government took public participation seriously

Announcing his new role as Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency to The Sun’s

System change for system changes’ sake

The publication of the Online Safety Bill, after years of debate and scrutiny and consultation, is imminent. By way of...

Why online anonymity is vital in a healthy democratic society

We’ve come a long way in a year. The twelve month debate on whether anonymity online is helping or hindering...

Respect isn’t nonsense – it could be Starmer’s big idea

In a speech aiming to kick off a “big year”, Keir Starmer this week put respect at the heart of...

Starting with the why

This morning Keir Starmer chose to frame his offer to the voters under the banners of Security, Prosperity and Respect....

The success of the Online Safety Bill will depend on the government’s ability to admit it could go wrong

‘If it’s illegal offline, it should be illegal online.’ This is the rallying cry around which the debate on digital...

How to unite the ‘levelling up’ tribes

Drawing on recent research published by Demos, Ben Glover and Andrew Phillips discuss how attitudes...

Is anonymity the best target in the fight against the trolls?

“Rest assured, this Bill will end anonymous abuse, because it will end abuse, full stop.” We will ‘