BBC Senior Policy Advisor
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26 Oct 2023
Following the 2019 White Paper, the 2021 Draft Bill and too many changes in ministerial stewardship to count, the Online Safety Bill has finally received Royal Assent 👑
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26 Oct 2023
Ofcom have produced this useful updated timeline of implementation, but a 2024 general election could throw a spanner in the works, with possible delays to secondary legislation 🔧
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26 Oct 2023
I'll be continuing to follow this legislation as it begins to come into force, so feel free to get in touch if you have any questions or share notes on the future of online platform regulation 🏦
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Joshua Bates retweeted
5 May 2023
Someone should have studied maths for longer.
5 May 2023
"I’m not detecting any massive groundswell of movement towards the Labour Party or excitement for their agenda," PM Rishi Sunak says
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25 Apr 2023
Long awaited Digital Competition Bill has been published. Will give the CMA some significant powers to intervene in digital markets and ensure Big Tech doesn't look to cut out innovative competitors - publications.parliament.uk/p…
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24 Mar 2023
Very interesting update from the CMA on their investigation into the Microsoft/Activision deal. Due to new evidence, they've concluded that the deal would not result in a 'substantial lessening of competition in relation to console gaming in the UK'.
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24 Mar 2023
Essentially found that making CoD PlayStation exclusive would not be commercially viable in any sense. Concerns remain however on competition in the supply of cloud gaming services - gov.uk/government/news/cma-n…
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22 Mar 2023
Another great addition of GC's Top in Tech podcast, this time with the Information Commissioner to discuss UK data protection law and enforcement
22 Mar 2023
John Edwards, the UK Information Commissioner joined @Global_Counsel to talk data privacy and big tech, reform of the UK’s GDPR, the independence of the ICO, ‘government by WhatsApp’ and much more.
Listen in full: global-counsel.com/insights/…
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14 Mar 2023
DSIT responsibilities confirmed:
Freeman - Minister for Science, Research and Innovation
Lopez - Minister for Data and Digital Infrastructure
Scully - Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy
Viscount Camrose - Minister for AI and Intellectual Property
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6 Mar 2023
Great to see the Govt prioritising science and tech, but their digital strategy still seems messy. Data Bill reported to be back in Parliament this week by Politico, but nothing tabled in Parliament yet, and still unclear who's the Minister for what in DSIT
The new Science and Technology Framework will bring together every part of government and our private sector partners to transform the economy and people's lives through 🔟 key actions.
Read the full Framework:
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ALT Turquoise graphic with AI generate image and dark blue text which says: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FRAMEWORK 1. Boost funding for 5 critical technologies 2. Use our strengths to attract investment & talent 3. Invest in R&D to grow our economy & create jobs 4. Develop British skills & attract global talent 5. Back businesses to take innovations from labs into our lives 6. Use government's buying power to boost business confidence 7. Take international opportunities to shape the global landscape 8. Give researchers the best physical and digital environments 9. Regulate new tech to keeps us safe 10. Innovate the public sector to improve services
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14 Feb 2023
The Valentines day tweet we didn't know we needed (or wanted)
Separations can be amicable.
They can even help to bring new energy, sparking growth and a fresh focus on what you want to accomplish❤️
Shout out to our ex (miss you) this #ValentinesDay. Follow them here 👉@energygovuk
#StrongIndependentDepartments
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23 Jan 2023
Fantastic week in Davos (albeit incredibly cold), meeting with clients and businesses from across the globe. Particular highlight was meeting both Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves and hearing about Labour's Green Prosperity Plan #Davos2023 #LabourParty
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14 Jan 2023
Just arrived in Davos, looking forward to a week of discussing the future of tech, amongst a range of other issues. If you're about and fancy grabbing a coffee do let me know! #davos2023
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13 Dec 2022
Great event, and some really interesting discussions about where Labour goes next on digital policy.
Thanks to @uklabourdigital and @darrenpjones for joining @techUK members and Labour politicos for our Christmas drinks last night! As @UKLabour looks ahead to the next election we’ll be working with @uklabourdigital to ensure tech is at the heart of Labour policy🎄
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30 Nov 2022
Online Safety Bill amendments just published in a Written Ministerial statement: questions-statements.parliam…
29 Nov 2022
Donelan just confirmed that OSB will be going back to Public Bill Committee in the Commons. Important the Bill gets scrutiny, but raises a lot of questions on timings who will sit on committee, as some are now in govt - questions-statements.parliam…
24 Nov 2022
Just announced in Business Statement this morning, remaining stages of the Online Safety Bill in the House of Commons will take place on 5th December.
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23 Nov 2022
Check out my blog on the metaverse and the issue of interoperability published by techUK today.
@Global_Counsel's full report on the metaverse can be found here: global-counsel.com/insights/…
'... Isolated metaverse bubbles on the other hand risk hampering innovation and creating ‘walled gardens'...'💻
Read Joshua Bates, TMT Associate at @Global_Counsel's blog on 'The question of interoperability in the Metaverse' 👇
ow.ly/pIg650LMa0j
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Joshua Bates retweeted
11 Nov 2022
🌹What would a Labour govt mean for UK tech?
Join @txp_io on 8th Dec to hear from a few rare folk in the know:
- @tadeyoola (Lab Start Up Review)
- @Hannah_O_Rourke (Campaign Lab)
- @halcyene (ODI, ex Lab)
- @jeegarkakkad (TBI)
@Tom_Westgarth15 @nwspk
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