Democracy and ‘deterrence’: How out-of-date campaign rules leave the door open to turnout suppressionPresidential elections tend to highlight the best and worst of US democracy. In 2016, for instance, the winner of the popular vote did not win the election, due to the electoral college system – a...Posted 20 Oct 2020
Finally, some action to reign in the ‘online wild west’ – but there’s much more to be doneThe Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has announced a crackdown on the online political advertising industry following the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Speaking at a hearing of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home...Posted 06 Jun 2018
Three reasons there needs to be a crackdown on the ‘online wild west’The Cambridge Analytica scandal has rightly shocked people all over the world. The possibility that our personal information may have been ‘harvested’ for political gain, entirely without our knowledge, has made us fearful. As is...Posted 23 Mar 2018
What Cambridge Analytica tells us about our out-dated campaign lawsOnline campaigning is the 21st century’s wild west – and the Cambridge Analytica saga is a very stark reminder that we have to conquer the new terrain. The main legislation regulating political parties’ campaigning...Posted 22 Mar 2018