Britain’s AI delusion
Sacrificing national security or intellectual property for digital progress could leave the country incalculably worse off.
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Esther Ghey: “The internet unleashed horrific things”
The mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey on how to protect children online.
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Social media companies can no longer leave children to their own devices
Big Tech must share user data so we can truly understand the risks of phone use for young people.
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How to empower your employees to stay cyber secure
A zero-trust approach and user-friendly tech are vital defences against online threats.
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The Online Safety Bill is finally law – it says a lot about our broken politics
Six years of debate have resulted in a job half done that fully tackles neither online harm nor invasion of…
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Online platforms have profited from misogyny for too long
As the Online Safety Act becomes law, social media companies must start doing better for women and girls.
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The Research Brief: All hail the Digital Overlords
Your weekly dose of policy thinking.
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UK government backs down on end-to-end encryption in Online Safety Bill
The bill has faced criticism from Big Tech companies over privacy and security fears. Have ministers had a change of…
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The government must move more quickly on AI regulation
We wouldn’t design new cars without road safety laws, so should we expect less for artificial intelligence?
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The pressure on Sunak to curb the spread of online misogyny is increasing
Labour shadow minister says it is “astonishing” that the Prime Minister is still failing to take this issue seriously.
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What are the latest amendments to the Online Safety Bill?
43 Tory MPs are backing a plan to make social media bosses face prison if they fail to protect children…
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No one will be safe online until we break Big Tech’s toxic algorithms
Targeted advertising and content that feeds twisted worldviews are the greatest dangers we face online today.
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The Online Safety Bill will set the foundation for future regulation
It's time to make this bill law and get on with the job of making online life safer.
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Some advice for Rishi Sunak as Britain’s new prime minister
As the keys to No 10 are handed over, policy leaders share their thoughts on the biggest issues facing the…
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America acts while the UK’s Online Safety Bill remains in legal limbo
The impact of California's Age-Appropriate Design Code Act will stretch far beyond the US west coast.
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Why everyone loses if Westminster passes poor online regulation
Pushing the Online Safety Bill through parliament too quickly will do more harm than good.
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Why girls are pressured to share nudes online
Images and videos of girls aged 13 and under make up 95 per cent of self-generated child sexual abuse on…
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The best defence against online child abuse isn’t legislation – it’s education
With "self-generated" imagery being a growing problem, the Online Safety Bill urgently needs to include sex education.
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Why we need a Children’s Online Safety Bill
There is an obvious solution to regulating the internet – put young people first.
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The Online Safety Bill has sparked a free speech culture war
As child safety campaigners push for stronger regulation, a growing faction of the Tory party is crying "censorship".
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