I just wish I knew what an online harm actually was
*Defined as: keeping stories out of the news
"I was involved in the consultation and it was pretty crazy
The two big messages were:
1. Could you first define and then solve this problem for us please?
2. Don’t worry, we won’t do anything to inconvenience you"
I just can't help see this as the product of a process where everyone ran around saying "something must be done!", but never worked out *what*
.@OliverDowden states that he has talked about e2e with Sheryl Sandberg/Nick Clegg but not Online Harms as if it's because the UK has intimidated them. Um. Large tech firms are loving being made indispensable pseudoregulators, dampening risks of competition and interoperability.
— Michael Veale (@mikarv) December 15, 2020
He advised the MP "to go along to some of these tech companies and see the advances that they're making"
In his speech Dowden said tech companies should try to "engineer the harm out of their platforms from the very outset"
I have no idea what that means either
I like to be constructive, so I suggested a concrete proposal for action. If the government had taken my advice back then, it'd be a lot better off right now
https://t.co/Jo6iBz2rLC
But will Ofcom be auditing a quarterly pdf or an API with data it defines itself?
https://t.co/hjSbskGEmY
If @Ofcom is going to regulate online harms it needs to be able to understand what is causing harm. That means it must be able to demand access to information on how users are using technology products. The Secretary of State wouldn't confirm whether Ofcom will have these powers. pic.twitter.com/Kf4HqTm7IA
— Darren Jones MP (@darrenpjones) December 15, 2020