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Podcast – Australia’s Plan to Make Tech Pay for News
Sunday, February 18, 2021. How the public broadcaster could create a civic platform in response.
Australia’s flawed push to make Big Tech pay for news
Feb 12, 2021. Proposed law will align traditional media and tech platforms against consumers.
Big Tech versus Democracy
Sunday, February 7, 2021. The government’s proposed media code, Google’s threat to abandon Australia and more.
Future Histories: Social movements can shape a sustainable, digital future
Tuesday, 2 February 2021. How we can hold Big Tech accountable to the social good.
Why Advancing Welfare Rights is a Digital Issue
Wednesday January 24, 2021. Keynote presentation at WACOSS Conference.
Antitrust case reveals the dangers of Facebook’s business model
Tuesday, December 15, 2020. At stake is the right to engage online without being watched, tracked or managed.
The trouble with the media bargaining code
Sunday, 14 December, 2020. The proposed news media bargaining code tabled last week has been praised but it’s also deeply flawed.
Human Rights Week. Equality Talks: Part 2 – New frontiers
Tuesday, December 8, 2020. Lessons to create a more equal, sustainable and resilient post-pandemic life.
Regulators! Stand Back
Under a Biden administration, Big Tech is set for a field day
Tech talk: fortnightly talks about all things tech
Join me, Dan Stinton from the Guardian, Peter Lewis from the Centre for Responsible Technology and a variety of guests to get up to speed with the latest issues in tech.