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Dr Monica Horten. Independent policy advisor. PhD, DipM. Author. Civil society advocate. Member, Council of Europe Committee of Experts on Online Safety and User Empowerment. Not afraid to ask the awkward questions!
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If you are following the #UK government stand-off with creatives over #AI scraping and #copyright, here's what it's all about. #artificialintelligence iptegrity.com/ai/copyright...
If you are following the #UK government stand-off with creatives over #AI scraping and #copyright, here's what it's all about. #artificialintelligence iptegrity.com/ai/copyright...
June 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
For those who missed it, there's been an astonishing battle over #artificialintelligence #AI and #copyright amendments to a Bill in the UK Parliament this week. In all the years I've been covering #copyrightwars, I haven't seen anything quite like it. #Houseoflords iptegrity.com/ai/copyright...
June 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Will the EU use its "big Bazooka" anti-coercion instrument against Trump tariffs? It could "revoke the protection of intellectual property rights or their commercial exploitation, for example, software downloads and streaming services." This could get lively😮
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EU prepares to hit Big Tech in retaliation for Donald Trump’s tariffs
‘Bazooka’ tool being considered as bloc’s trade ministers express support for punitive action if necessary
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February 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
#Ofcom released today of 1527 pages of regulatory guidance, Codes of Practice, consultations on the UK #OnlineSafetyAct. #Socialmedia providers to be ready by March 2025, but there are some significant hurdles. #humanrights #privacy #freedomofexpression #e2ee THREAD 🧵 /1
December 16, 2024 at 2:28 PM
The Westminster honey trap and the #OnlineSafetyAct: the curious incident of a cybercrime attack perpetrated on a dating app where the victim was a former MP. In this blog post, I consider how Act applies and how it tackles the sharing of intimate images online. iptegrity.com/online-safet...
Online Safety and the Westminster honey trap
Analysis of the legal position concerning sharing of intimate images online as in the UK Online Safety Act, and illustrated by the case of William Wragg.
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November 25, 2024 at 7:02 PM
How whatsApp holds structural power - my speech earlier this year at Kings College London @kcl.ac.uk on Susan Strange's theory applied to end-to-end encrypted platforms and new UK laws @bhaggart.bsky.social #e2ee #IPAA #onlinesafetyact #privacy iptegrity.com/privacy/how-...
How WhatsApp holds structural power
The theories of the eminent political scientist Susan Strange on structural power of States and corporations are applied to WhatsApp and a seismic shift in the telecoms sector that even prompted a ch...
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November 21, 2024 at 6:47 PM
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Banning under-16s from accessing social media - a blunt instrument? What about the Online Safety Act? Join us next week at "Scrambling for Safety" 28 November, London. Hosted by FIPR, the Foundation for Information Policy Research. See you there! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scrambling...
Scrambling for Safety
FIPR: Helping policy makers understand what technology can and can't do.
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November 19, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Banning under-16s from accessing social media - a blunt instrument? What about the Online Safety Act? Join us next week at "Scrambling for Safety" 28 November, London. Hosted by FIPR, the Foundation for Information Policy Research. See you there! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scrambling...
Scrambling for Safety
FIPR: Helping policy makers understand what technology can and can't do.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 19, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Say no more ....https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/13/the-guardian-no-longer-post-on-x-twitter-elon-musk
November 13, 2024 at 5:27 PM
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Foundation for Information Policy Research event 'Scrambling for Safety' on Nov 28th

Panels with excellent speakers on chat control, online safety, and government decision-making & AI (this panel chaired by me)

Friends House London or online - sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scrambling...
Scrambling for Safety
FIPR: Helping policy makers understand what technology can and can't do.
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November 13, 2024 at 10:06 AM
On the first anniversary of the UK Online Safety Act, we'll be talking about expectations v reality. Is the Act fit for purpose? What do you think? Join us at Scrambling for Safety on 28th November. @drlisasugiura.bsky.social
@cyberleagle.bsky.social #FIPR
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Scrambling for Safety
FIPR: Helping policy makers understand what technology can and can't do.
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November 12, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Join the conversation at "Scrambling for Safety" in London, Thursday 28 November to discuss the paradox of keeping data and people safe online. #onlinesafety #AI #chatcontrol #privacy Hosted by the Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR). www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scrambling...
Scrambling for Safety
FIPR: Helping policy makers understand what technology can and can't do.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 6, 2024 at 11:16 AM
This political agreement to protect children and privacy has today been formally adopted by the European Parliament. No monitoring of end-to-end encrypted #e2ee chats. No mandatory age verification for comms services / app stores. Next stage: negotiation with Council of Ministers.
November 22, 2023 at 9:47 PM
A European Parliament political agreement aims to resolve the heated discourse over end-to-end encryption #e2ee & tackling child abuse online. A pragmatic way forward for child safety & #privacy. @EP_Justice #chatcontrol See my post here www.iptegrity.com/index.php/eu...
EU law set for new course on child online safety
A political compromise agreed in the European Parliament Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE) regarding the EU Child Sexual Abuse Regulation removes end-to-end encryption from scope / seeks balance of p...
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November 16, 2023 at 6:09 PM
For anyone following tech policy: the UK regulator Ofcom has issued content moderation guidelines for social media providers under the #OnlineSafetyAct. All 1700 pages of it. Good luck to anyone who is not already familiar with the legislation. Here's my take on it: iptegrity.com/index.php/di...
Online Safety Act: Ofcom’s 1700-pages of tech platform rules
Online Safety Act: Ofcom’s new guidelines for big tech and social media platforms autumn 2023
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November 13, 2023 at 11:00 PM