Yes, the UK is trying to Brexit the Internet 19 March 2022 by Heather Burns UK policy You're not crazy: the UK is copying the same tactics it used for Brexit and is pasting them, wholesale, into internet regulation.
A quick take on three pretty terrifying changes to the Online Safety Bill 18 March 2022 by Heather Burns UK policy I wanted to jot down some quick takes on three aspects of the Bill which you need to know, in the sense that you will not be able to sleep tonight once you know them.
A peek behind a dark curtain 13 February 2022 by Heather Burns Professionalism / UK policy In an alternate timeline, I've quit my policy work to pose for a photo shoot for a front page broadsheet story about my fictional victimhood.
Why the “Nick Clegg Law” is saying the quiet part out loud 11 February 2022 by Heather Burns UK policy An appeal to the better angels of your nature, wherever you've left them.
The #WildWestWeb fallacy isn’t about ending online harms. It’s about enabling populism. 7 February 2022 by Heather Burns UK policy The trope of the Internet as an "unregulated wild west" is a lie, and those who ply it know it; they need it as a means to a political end.
Yes, the Online Safety Bill is the most Conservative law yet. Here’s why. 2 February 2022 by Heather Burns UK policy The output of a system is its function.
I’m going to help the internet to evolve 22 January 2022 by Heather Burns Musings / Privacy / UK policy After a long cold lonely winter, I'm delighted to join Scotland's own MaidSafe as their Head of Policy and Governance.
Content about a thing is not enticement to do it. 14 January 2022 by Heather Burns UK policy The UK is not going to make itself "the safest place in the world to be online" by censoring encyclopaedias. CW: self-harm / suicidal ideation.
UK tech policy predictions for 2022: pennies dropping everywhere 28 December 2021 by Heather Burns UK policy Following on from this year's 100% accurate predictions (go me!), here's what I see ahead for UK internet regulation in 2022.
The UK’s Online Safety Bill is a “hostage-taking” law. That should terrify you. 8 November 2021 by Heather Burns UK policy Here's how the UK is building a "world-leading" framework of brute force content moderation through arrests and show trials.
Internet regulation debates need rules of engagement. Here’s a start. 7 November 2021 by Heather Burns UK policy I don't know who needs to hear this, but there's more than one company on the internet.
Why Labour just lost the tech sector’s vote 21 October 2021 by Heather Burns UK policy Senior management liability is a deal-breaker. It should be.