Freedom of Expression and Internet Regulation
Policy Developments at the UN regarding the Safety of Journalists
Author: Dr Gemma Horton (University of Sheffield) Safety of Journalists In recent years, the threats that journalists face in their work have grown considerably. The development of technology has meant that journalists are subject to online violence for the...
Event Review: Media Freedom in the Age of Citizen Journalism Book Launch.
The ILPC Book Launch Event – Media Freedom in the Age of Citizen Journalism (Elgar Law 2021) took place on 11th May. The ILPC was delighted to host this online event and congratulates former ILPC Research Associate Dr Peter Coe (University of Reading) on its...
ILPC Annual Conference 2021 – Data in a Pandemic: Rights and Responsibilities
The Information Law & Policy Centre’s Annual Conference 2021 will explore the impact of the global pandemic on society and the increased use of data-driven systems, particularly the implications of these changes for the rights and responsibilities of individuals...
Regulating Facebook, Google and Amazon is hard given their bewildering complexity – Zac Rogers
Back in the 1990s – a lifetime ago in internet terms – the Spanish sociologist Manuel Castells published several books charting the rise of information networks. He predicted that in the networked age, more value would accrue in controlling flows of information than...
Lifelong anonymity orders: do they still work in the social media age? – Faith Gordon and Julie Doughty
This article was originally published on The Conversation, written by Dr Faith Gordon, Lecturer in Criminology, Monash University and Dr Julie Doughty, Lecturer in Law, Cardiff University. Lifelong anonymity orders for adults who were convicted of crimes as children...
Does UK tech policy show a lack of coordination?
This post was originally written by Dr Damian Tambini, Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Communications at LSE, for the LSE Media Policy Project Blog. It has been an extraordinarily busy year in UK tech policy. The Furman Review reported on digital...
Call for Papers – Digital Rights in Brexit: Changes and Challenges
Digital Rights in Brexit: Changes and Challenges CALL FOR PAPERS We are pleased to announce this call for papers for the Information Law and Policy Centre’s Annual Conference on 22nd November 2019 at IALS in London, this year supported by Bloomsbury’s Communications...
A Ten Point Rule of Law Test for a Social Media Duty of Care
This post was originally written by Graham Smith and published on Cyberleagle. All the signs are that the government will shortly propose a duty of care on social media platforms aimed at reducing the risk of harm...
Event: ‘A Nightmare Scenario: Technology and Democracy’ at POLIS, University of Cambridge
On 22nd January the Forum on Geopolitics (POLIS) at the University of Cambridge hosted ‘A Nightmare Scenario: Technology and Democracy’, a lecture that addressed the effects technology could have on the functioning of contemporary democracy. Each of the speakers...
New Publication: Deconstructing the Paradoxes of South Africa’s Emerging Discourse and Framework on ICTs and Internet Governance
Dr Rachel Adams, Early Career Researcher at the Information Law and Policy Centre (ILPC), has co-authored a chapter in the new NUPRI publication ‘Internet Governance in the Global South – History, Theory and Contemporary Debates.’ The chapter is entitled...