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"We must not let 'perfect' become the enemy of 'good'"

The Lion thought it might be as well to frighten the Wizard, so he gave a large, loud roar, which was so fierce and dreadful that Toto jumped away from him in alarm and tipped over the screen that Read more
neilAuthor neil Posted on 8 November 2021 Category Tech Tags DEAct age verification age assurance Internet regulation policy making

Introducing the Internet policy "red team": the underappreciated scrutineers of online regulatory discourse

1 Policy debates and online services The framework for the regulation of online services has never been static. For as long as I have been thinking about these topics - since the early 2000s - there Read more
neilAuthor neil Posted on 26 October 2021 Category Tech Tags policy making red team anonymity

Should tech companies be subject to an "obligation to consult"?

Every now and again, I get involved in debates which entail a view that (some? all? dominant? or just ones doing things they don't like) tech companies should have an "obligation to consult" imposed Read more
neilAuthor neil Posted on 13 October 2021 Category Tech Tags policy making online harms online safety

Policy "dogfooding" / scientific method in digital policy making

Dogfooding: the practice of using one's own products or services Something Must Be Done. By someone else. I read a lot of policy papers and research papers. Many of them examine aspects of online Read more
neilAuthor neil Posted on 19 August 2021 Category Tech Tags policy making dogfooding scientific method online safety online harms children

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