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 ‘ By Charles Seaford With COP26 about to commence, the Government is on a mission to try and build consensus internationally… Over the last few years, solutions to the problem of online abuse have been proposed and attempted – from pleading… The Ministry for Local Government is no longer. The recently renamed Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has sent… In regulating online spaces, if we treat the problems of harmful content as separate from the problems of harmful systems,… Gendered disinformation is a form of identity-based disinformation that threatens human rights worldwide. It undermines the digital and political rights, as well… ‘The safest place in the world to go online’. This is the ambition for the UK, set out by the… Tax simplification: unlikely to get you out of bed in the morning. If it does, you’re probably concerned about the…Consensus at home is just as important as consensus abroad to meet our climate targets
How do we fight back against online abuse when counterspeech can’t keep up?
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities must not overlook the role of local government in levelling up
Gendered disinformation: The US can’t be content with content solutions
Gendered disinformation: 6 reasons why liberal democracies need to respond to this threat
The Online Safety Bill: Will it protect women online?
The democratic argument for tax simplification
Trusting the Data: How do we reach a public settlement on the future of tech?
What role do we want technology to play in our lives? In popular debate, this question divides into two…
Posted by Stephanie Lenz on May 28th, 2021Bursting the democratic ‘bubble’
After two years, the UK Government has finally put forward a draft bill on Online SafetyThe Future of Social Care: What Role Should Technology Play?
Demos recently published The Care Commitment, a report written by Danny Kruger MP. In this… Many months of being at home, and the popularity of birdwatching has “soared”. Soon, however,… Last week, the world looked on in horror as a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, leading the people… By Charles Seaford, Senior Fellow The Prime Minister recently announced a new target for UK greenhouse gas emissions reductions by… By Dr Robert Simpson, Associate Professor, Dept of Philosophy, UCL This guest blog is a response to the findings of Demos’… By Maeve Walsh, Associate at Carnegie UK Trust As we wait for the final response to the consultation Government’s Online Harms… During the Covid-19 pandemic, for many people, computer screens have become a crucial connection to the outside world, and online… Community spirit has been a welcome silver lining as we’ve seen the increasing role neighbours have played in supporting their… With Britain so plugged in to the global economy, the pandemic has raised questions about our ability to provide for… Election Day in the US saw a predictable surge in false, misleading or harmful narratives emerging, from robocalls telling voters…From Twitter’s misinformation bird hide, we risk not seeing the forest for the trees
The regulation paradox
How can tax help to fight the climate crisis?
Free speech in the post-truth era
Online harms: we need to bring the public into public policy
Where can we build consensus on the future of the web?
How will communities mobilise to build back a better Britain?
Consensus coming just-in-time: Economic resilience in the age of Covid-19
‘Frankly, we did win this election’: on social media, who will watch the watchmen?