I did a thing 9 January 2023 Musings From this past June until December, I took a much-needed pause from side projects and advocacy work to go back to school. Sort of.
Fixing the UK’s Online Safety Bill, part 1: we need answers. 31 July 2022 UK policy These unanswered questions need to be cleared out of the way before the Bill can progress, regardless of who takes over that work next month.
Fixing the UK’s Online Safety Bill, part 0: no, it’s not fixable. 21 July 2022 UK policy Ahead of its return in September, I want to offer some constructive thoughts on how the Online Safety Bill's weaknesses should be improved. That's an academic exercise, though, because this Bill is not fixable.
Yes, the UK is trying to Brexit the Internet 19 March 2022 UK policy You're not crazy: the UK is copying the same tactics it used for Brexit and is pasting them, wholesale, into internet regulation.
Internet regulation debates need rules of engagement. Here’s a start. 7 November 2021 UK policy I don't know who needs to hear this, but there's more than one company on the internet.
World-leading internet diplomacy, or perhaps not 17 October 2021 UK policy The enemy of my enemy is neither my friend nor a regulatory role model.
Political Geography and the Internet: the view from 1999 17 May 2021 Musings Here's what we trainee diplomats were getting to grips with at the turn of the millennium.