Demos Daily: On Power
It seems odd to say that our lives have moved online as a result of lockdown – for all intents and purposes, we lived much of them online beforehand. Yet inarguably the stakes are higher, and our reliance on online...
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Demos Daily: Warring Songs
As online conversations become the norm, it’s crucial to be aware of how false information can spread through online spaces, whether through good or malicious intentions. In a health crisis, it’s more important than ever that we are consuming and...
Online Harms and a thriving democracy
On 12th February, the Government issued their initial response to the consultation on the Online Harms White Paper which examined how to regulate tech companies to reduce ‘Online Harms’. The Government is seeking to establish a legal Duty of Care...
How the internet could transform the labour market for the better
Online learning has become so much a part of everyday life we barely know we’re doing it. But taking something for granted can mean we don’t always think about how we can get the best out of it. New Demos...
The Eternal Optimist: why we shouldn’t just dismiss Ofcom’s new role in regulating social media
Last week the Government announced that it plans to appoint Ofcom as the new online harms regulator. The regulator will have powers to act against tech companies if they fail to comply with duties to remove illegal content on their...
The Eternal Optimist: why we shouldn’t just dismiss Ofcom’s new role in regulating social media
Last week the Government announced that it plans to appoint Ofcom as the new online harms regulator. The regulator will have powers to act against tech companies if they fail to comply with duties to remove illegal content on their...
Can the UK open tech’s black box?
A Demos response to the CDEI report on the future of online targeting. As the government’s new AI adviser calls for overhaul of social media regulation, is greater transparency the solution to online harms? Governments around the world are ramping...
Gambling Ads on Twitter – 5 things you need to know
The betting ecosystem on Twitter is vast, diverse and highly active but despite the highly public nature of Twitter, much of this occurs under cover of darkness. Demos and the School of Management at the University of Bristol’s new report,...
We need Public Service Publishing for the New Digital Age
The way we consume content has changed almost beyond recognition in the digital age. Vast swathes of the published written word are now viewed on screens that have come to dominate if not our lives then certainly the way we...