My tech ethics podcast ‘It’s Complicated’ returns for its 7th series with inspiring guests to help you untangle your relationship with tech.
My tech ethics podcast ‘It’s Complicated’ is back for Series 7
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The Online Safety Bill Inches Closer
The UK’s Online Safety Bill gets its second reading this week. The Bill will put safety at the heart of the internet experience for UK users.
Twitter’s Edit Button Won’t Fix The Real Problems
Twitter has announced it’s working on an edit button. But correcting typos and honing witticisms are the least of its users’ problems.
Learn How to ‘Pre-bunk’ To Help Fight Misinformation
It turns out none of us are very good at spotting misinformation, even though we like to think we are. A new method could help.
Your Face: The Final (Privacy) Frontier
Facial recognition tech allows us to unlock our mobile phones, set up a bank account, or go through borders. But there are privacy risks.
The Social Nyet-Work
Russia’s blocking of Facebook and Twitter is part of a bigger ideological battle to control the free internet which may create a ‘splinternet’.
How to Stop Your Robot From Cooking Your Cat: Living with Artificial Intelligence
The Reith Lectures, delivered by Professor Stuart Russell before Christmas, painted a sobering picture of the challenges of living with AI.
My Top 10 Most-Read Articles of 2021
The top ten most-read articles on my website in 2021. The attention economy, Big tech, tech ethics, user privacy, parenting and smartphones, and more.
UK’s Online Safety Bill will make Big Tech (finally) abide by UK law
The Joint Committee reviewing the UK’s Draft Online Safety Bill has made key recommendations to make Big Tech abide by UK law.