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Hi, I'm Heather Burns

— at home in the world.

HeroPress: Going back to my roots

15 March 2017
by Heather Burns
Musings

And that’s how I got here. https://heropress.com/essays/going-back-roots/

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Feb 17, 21

Techdirt Podcast: Intermediary liability law is not a social safety net

I went on the Techdirt podcast to discuss the recent push, by governments and media alike, to scapegoat intermediary liability law where social safety nets have failed.

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Jan 30, 21

Why Generation X will save the web

Politicians want to regulate the internet as if a handful of companies are the open web. Why? Because for their young policy staffers, that's the only web they've ever known.

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Dec 31, 20

Tech prediction for 2021: it’s getting a bit “Children of Men” around here

What's ahead for UK internet regulation in 2021? It ain't good.

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