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This blog publishes the documents requested under FOIA as part of phase 2 of my research project on the Impact of regulation on children’s digital lives (the main report was published May 2026).
Policy implications of the UK Government's call for device-level scanning to prevent children from creating and sharing intimate images and videos
As UK-US trade negotiations are likely to focus in on technology, how might regulation get thrown into the mix and what options could be on the table?
To kick off 2025 I’ve drawn up an overview of the key events we can expect related to children’s privacy and safety.
For those of you who’d like to digest this in podcast form, I’ve experimented with a Notebook LLM version (usual caveats apply about accuracy for an AI driven version of the blog).
Some personal thoughts on what should be a priority for the new Labour Government on digital policy and regulation (This blog represents my own views and none of the organisations I work with)
What we've been worried about and what seems to be happening
I’ve recently completed a research report for Digital Futures for Children Centre at LSE, which reveals evidence that regulation focused on children’s privacy and safety is starting to have a substantive impact, most importantly through changes that design in protections by default, rather than safety after the event.
New research report released 2 April 2024
Mapping the issues and applying solutions (and some looks ahead to 2024)
