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Voluntarism just isn’t working. Again.
Another excellent major story has appeared in The New York Times. It details the failings of high tech businesses to address the scourge of child sex abuse still images and videos on the internet. The failures of voluntarism are again … Continue reading
Posted in Child abuse images, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Regulation, Self-regulation
Once more unto the breach
The dust has settled on the European elections. The President of the Commission has been appointed, congratulations to Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen. However, we don’t know who the individual Commissioners will be, much less how the portfolios will be … Continue reading
Posted in Child abuse images, Facebook, Google, Privacy, Regulation, Self-regulation
Alarming noises fom Google
My clever radio alarm clock normally wakes me me up by blasting out the BBC’s “Today” programme. This is the UK’s prime, agenda-setting current affairs programme. Pretty much the whole of our political class tunes in. And me. Four days … Continue reading
Posted in Google, Internet governance, Regulation, Self-regulation, Uncategorized
A few choice quotes
The Sunday Times is behind a pay wall so many of you might miss an article with some great quotes from Tristan Harris of the Center for Humane Technology, ex of Google. As a service to my readers, here are … Continue reading
Posted in Google, Internet governance, Regulation, Self-regulation
Scary stuff
Over 90% of households in the UK receive their domestic broadband service via one of the “Big Four” ISPs. Each supplies customers with a set of family filters to restrict access to content considered unsuitable for children. These filters are … Continue reading
Posted in Default settings, Google, Internet governance, Location, Privacy, Regulation, Self-regulation, Uncategorized