Policy

The latest technology policy news and commentary. Including antitrust action, plaform rules to tackle misinformation and fake news, and the way organizations are evolving to manage thed impact of technology.

Bureaucratic technology and the limits of solutionism at Cop26

In The Utopia of Rules the late David Graeber argues that we have moved from poetic to bureaucratic technologies (2016).…

December 7, 2021 6:39 pm

Can we build a better content ecosystem without making big tech the discourse police? [Interview with Jillian York]

The apparent simplicity of our digital lives, governed by a revolving series of platforms on which the same content continually…

April 23, 2021 11:56 am

Uber’s EU lobbying efforts could step up a gear in 2021

Proposition 22’s victory in California in November highlighted the extent gig economy companies will go to ensure labour laws are…

December 23, 2020 5:43 pm

Science and intimacy: The troubling relationship between data surveillance and care

At the end of November, The Daily Mail published details of an investigation into how UK councils are working with…

December 15, 2020 11:57 am

UK publishers to receive millions from Facebook as the platform prepares to launch Facebook News

Facebook announced on Monday that it will launch Facebook News in the UK in the new year. The initiative will…

December 4, 2020 11:14 am

Google and Facebook face regulation from the Digital Markets Unit, a new digital watchdog in the UK

The UK government has announced the creation of a new digital watchdog, the Digital Markets Unit. The news won't be…

November 27, 2020 4:22 pm

U.K. “scaleup” success is built on VC opportunism, not meeting society’s needs

A new report by Beauhurst and the Scaleup Institute shows that the number of 'scaleup' companies has doubled over the…

November 24, 2020 4:37 pm

Is a Biden administration good or bad news for big tech?

Nobody seems to be able to agree on whether a Biden administration is good or bad for the tech industry.…

November 20, 2020 4:43 pm

Developers win concessions from Apple as company launches its App Store Small Business Program

Apple yesterday announced a program that will offer small and independent app developers more favourable terms on its App Store.…

November 19, 2020 12:15 pm

It’s a good week for the electric car industry in the U.S. and U.K. – but don’t buy into its optimism

The electric car industry is having a pretty good week. Yesterday it was announced that Tesla and Uber have teamed…

November 18, 2020 4:36 pm

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