CASM: How do we change the future of tech?
This is a time of existential change, and technology has a role in it all. Climate change is accelerating, while…
Posted by Events on June 27th, 2022Gambling 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…
Posted by Events on June 9th, 2022The Good Web Project
All too frequently, liberal societies struggle to articulate what a good Internet would look like.
Some of it…
Posted by Events on May 26th, 2022“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…
Posted by Shaya Satheesh on May 25th, 2022Exemptions, 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…
Posted by Shaya Satheesh on May 24th, 2022Introducing Combined Choice
Today, we’re launching a new co-design tool called Combined Choice. This is part of Demos’…
Posted by Events on May 10th, 2022Shadow 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…
Posted by Shaya Satheesh on April 19th, 2022How 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…
Posted by Events on April 8th, 2022Mogg’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 The publication of the Online Safety Bill, after years of debate and scrutiny and consultation, is imminent. By way of… We’ve come a long way in a year. The twelve month debate on whether anonymity online is helping or hindering… In a speech aiming to kick off a “big year”, Keir Starmer this week put respect at the heart of… This morning Keir Starmer chose to frame his offer to the voters under the banners of Security, Prosperity and Respect…. ‘If it’s illegal offline, it should be illegal online.’ This is the rallying cry around which the debate on digital… Drawing on recent research published by Demos, Ben Glover and Andrew Phillips discuss how attitudes… “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,…System change for system changes’ sake
Why online anonymity is vital in a healthy democratic society
Respect isn’t nonsense – it could be Starmer’s big idea
Starting with the why
The success of the Online Safety Bill will depend on the government’s ability to admit it could go wrong
How to unite the ‘levelling up’ tribes
Is anonymity the best target in the fight against the trolls?
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