preventing trolling

David Babbs

Feb 2, 20212 min read

Tackling "Anonymous Mindless Idiots" - How could user verification on social media work in practice?

The government’s planned Online Safety Bill needs to include powers for the new regulator, Ofcom, to require Social Media Platforms to act t

Stephen Kinsella

Dec 16, 20204 min read

First thoughts on yesterday’s announcement re: Online Harms

We welcome the government’s full response to the Online Harms Consultation, which was finally published yesterday afternoon. Whilst we...

David Babbs

Nov 23, 20206 min read

New report from HOPE not hate re Online Harms

Earlier this month, anti-extremism group HOPE not hate published a new report, titled "A BETTER WEB: regulating to reduce far-right hate...

David Babbs

Sep 17, 20204 min read

Important new research published by Glitch - some quick reflections

Last week Glitch and the End Violence Against Women Coalition published a powerful new report, which should be essential reading for anyone

Stephen Kinsella

Jun 30, 20192 min read

Why I'm founding Clean Up the Internet

Over the past few years I regularly had conversations with friends and colleagues regarding what we saw as a steep decline in the level of...