On the world-leading failure of the Conservative vision for internet regulation
I'm in Politico today, musing about why British internet regulation keeps hopping in circles on one leg.
Author: Heather Burns
Those who choose not to heal
Every year, NASA offers a lesson in organisational leadership which goes against the grain of everything leaders are told to do.
2023’s best reads and listens
2023's best reads, for both work and leisure, and my favourite podcasts too.
A short post on why I will not be writing a long post about Ofcom’s Online Safety Act consultation
This one's different. And so am I.
Lawrence Jones proved it: in business, awards are for losers.
Convicted rapist Lawrence Jones used business awards to cover up his crimes. They're proof that business awards need to end once and for all.
How to sum up 1700 pages in four words
On throwing compliance obligations crafted around Big Tech at small enterprises: again.
Online Safety enforcement consultation, round one, yay
Why deal with one massive piece of digital regulation in one week when you can deal with two?
Are we doing this again? Yes, we’re doing this again.
Welcome to the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill of 2023-2024. Oh joy.
The call was coming from inside the house
In which "something bad happened in real life and that is why we need the Online Safety Bill!" rhetoric hits absolute rock bottom. Content warning
The things I learned under the bluest sky
9 11 + 22
That’s no moonshot.
In which a bad (very bad) analogy about tech regulation becomes a teachable moment on hard work, leadership, and integrity.
To fight bad law, talk to its targets, not about them.
When it comes to empathetic communications, UK digital rights organisations have a bit of a PEBCAC.