Nov 1, 2022 | Internet Safety, Misinformation, online safety, social media
The EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) comes into force today (1st November), aiming to break open the walled gardens of Big Tech. And, just like the EU’s digital privacy law, GDPR before it, the DMA is expected to lead to global changes in how tech platforms...
Oct 17, 2022 | children online, social media
The UK’s annual Digital Youth Index launched this week and painted a revealing, at times worrying, picture of the online experiences of young internet users in the UK. One standout was the feeling that being online had a positive impact on relationships with...
Oct 7, 2022 | AI, Misinformation
Public awareness of deepfakes has been rising steeply in the past year thanks to a few highly-publicised examples such as the Tom Cruise deepfake which went viral on TikTok, or the Obama public service announcement, creating worries that online misinformation and...
Aug 29, 2022 | children online
Children’s exposure to the world of the metaverse is not some futuristic possibility, it is happening now. According to a 2021 report Media Use by Tweens and Teens, 17% of children age 8 to 18 report having a virtual reality (VR) headset, and about one in...
