Internet regulation
Social media giants are failing women, finds Ofcom
Ofcom, the U.K.’s soon-to-be social media harms watchdog under incoming online safety legislation, has warned tech platforms that they are failing to take women’s safety seriously. Publish
UK’s Online Safety Bill falls short on protecting speech and tackling harms, warns committee
Another U.K. parliamentary committee has weighed in on the government’s controversial plan to regulate internet content with a broadbrush focus on “safety”. The Digital, Culture, Med
Ex-minister predicts ‘huge battleground’ over UK’s plan to set internet content rules
The former U.K. minster of state for what is now the digital and culture department, DCMS, has warned of the looming battle in parliament over the exact shape of incoming online safety legislation. In
Facebook’s content oversight board plan is raising more questions than it answers
Facebook has produced a report summarizing feedback it’s taken in on its idea of establishing a content oversight board to help arbitrate on moderation decisions. Aka the ‘supreme court of