30 Sep, 2020 China Big Tech: can it have its (moon)cake and eat it? By Alex Roberts As so many worker bees leave the business districts of mainland China’s cities today for a well-earned 8-day national holiday, many will...
23 Sep, 2020 Should we regulate Big Tech like we regulate big banks? By Rebecca Dickie Momentum is building in many jurisdictions to find a new way to regulate Big Tech and to move away from the self-regulation model. But...
18 Sep, 2020 Can European fintechs crack the Asian market? By Niranjan Arasaratnam According to Sifted the jury is out on whether European fintechs will be able to capitalize on opportunities for successful expansion...
14 Sep, 2020 Fake tales of San Francisco: The EU says that self-regulation can't prevent disinformation By Ben Packer The way social media platforms tackle disinformation has been under intense scrutiny during the COVID-19 pandemic (see this article and...
07 Sep, 2020 Digital money: not worth the paper it’s written on? By Richard Hay What is a £20 banknote actually worth? In law, nothing more than two £10 notes: the holder has (only) the right to cash it in for two...
02 Sep, 2020 Blame it on me: Would criminal liability for senior managers work for online harms? By Rebecca Dickie In its Online Harms White Paper, the UK government stated that it is considering imposing liability on individual senior managers for...
02 Sep, 2020 Blame it on me: Would a senior managers regime work for online harms? By Ben Packer Later this year, the Government is due to unveil its final policy position on online harms: the new regulatory regime that will apply to...