So you’ve got to read a 1200 page consultation
How to read dense and complex regulatory consultation documents which, either accidentally or deliberately, break the internet.
All posts filed under: UK policy
Recent UK government policies, consultations, and controversies related to digital and tech.
Cheers, Ross.
What will remain of us is good writing, and trees.
A half pint of IPAA
I spoke with The Stack about the Investigatory Powers Amendment Act, which has passed its third reading and is awaiting royal assent.
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.
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.
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
That’s no moonshot.
In which a bad (very bad) analogy about tech regulation becomes a teachable moment on hard work, leadership, and integrity.
The cavalry have arrived. But not for long.
UK civil society is currently so brittle that the weight for our digital rights battles has to be carried by organisations in the US.
Greatest hits, b-sides, and unfinished demo tracks: or, all my blogging on the Online Safety Bill
All my public-facing writing on the Online Safety Bill, 2019-2023, in one place.