Ministers to address ‘deliberately addictive’ social media algorithms

The government is considering new measures, including a potential “app cap” or “digital curfew” for children, to combat what a minister has described as the “deliberately addictive” nature of social media algorithms. Sir Chris Bryant, the minister of state for data protection and telecoms, confirmed the government is looking at a further package of regulations […]

Labour considering ban on under-16s using social media, technology secretary confirms

The technology secretary has confirmed Labour is “keeping all options” when it comes to a possible ban on children using social media.

What the debate around content moderation gets wrong

Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter has thrust content moderation back into the spotlight. From buying blue ticks for $8, reinstating the accounts of controversial figures to promising a ‘moderation council’ of diverse voices, the self-proclaimed ‘free speech absolutist’ wants to shake up the platform. There are concerns about what this means for bots, abuse and […]