Is the government’s Online Harms Bill fit for purpose?By Akash Thiara, a Placement Student with the Electoral Reform Society from the University of Nottingham. After a long delay, the government has finally released plans to tackle ‘online harms’. The online harms bill, which...Posted 04 Jan 2021
Twitter boycott: When is the government going to act to tackle ‘Online Harms’ to our democracy?It has been well over a year since the government published proposals to tackle 'Online Harms' - and we've seen no legislation put on the table. Nor have we seen any action on 'dark ads'...Posted 28 Jul 2020
Parliamentary committee slams ministers’ inaction on UK’s analogue-age electoral lawThe government needs to move swiftly on modernising Britain’s ‘dangerously outdated’ electoral rules.Posted 30 Jun 2020
Voters are worried about false information online – and political parties need to listen upThe coronavirus pandemic has seen waves of misinformation spread around the globe – and the UK is no exception...Posted 18 Jun 2020
Social media can be an effective tool for MPs when done the right wayPolitical nuts were sent into a frenzy last week by the launch of a new social media platform – Matt Hancock. To briefly explain – the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport,...Posted 05 Feb 2018