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Episode 49: Richard Wilson

The Infotagion Podcast with Damian Collins MP

Release Date: 03/09/2021

Julie Inman Grant show art Julie Inman Grant

The Infotagion Podcast with Damian Collins MP

We are joined by Julie Inman Grant, Australia's eSafety Commisioner.  https://www.esafety.gov.au/report

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Professor Rasmus Nielsen show art Professor Rasmus Nielsen

The Infotagion Podcast with Damian Collins MP

Today we are joined by Rasmus Nielsen, Director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and Professor of Political Communication at the University of Oxford.

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Jamie Susskind: author of The Digital Republic show art Jamie Susskind: author of The Digital Republic

The Infotagion Podcast with Damian Collins MP

We are joined by Jamie Susskind, author of the new book The Digital Republic: On Freedom and Democracy in the 21st Century and fellow at The Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence. The Digital Republic is out now on Bloomsbury Publishing @jamiesusskind

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Brandon Silverman of Crowdtangle show art Brandon Silverman of Crowdtangle

The Infotagion Podcast with Damian Collins MP

Joining us on the first episode of season three is Brandon Silverman, the founder and former CEO of Crowdtangle discussing the the future of news media on social media. We are also joined by regular contributor, filmmaker and disinformation analyst Charles Kriel.

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Online Safety Bill special series: the Big Tech platforms show art Online Safety Bill special series: the Big Tech platforms

The Infotagion Podcast with Damian Collins MP

What actions are the Big Tech platforms taking to protect users from online harms and from censorship? How are they balancing user safety with their business interests? And why do we need an Online Safety Bill to hold them accountable to it? In this special episode, Damian Collins MP looks back at when Facebook, Twitter, Google, YouTube and TikTok gave evidence to Parliament, followed by a discussion with Darren Jones MP. UK Parliament Disclaimer: this e-mail is confidential to the intended recipient. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender and delete it from your system....

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Online Safety Bill special series: Maria Ressa show art Online Safety Bill special series: Maria Ressa

The Infotagion Podcast with Damian Collins MP

How do you balance freedom of expression with the need to safeguard people from online harms? What role can journalism play to step the tide of online disinformation? And how do you protect journalists, who are attacked and censored online for doing their job and holding truth to power? In this Online Safety Bill special series, Damian Collins MP looks back on the evidence Nobel Peace Prize Maria Ressa provided to the Joint Committee on the Draft Online Safety Bill, followed by a discussion with fellow Committee member Lord (Guy) Black of Brentwood.

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Online Safety Bill special series: Frances Haugen & Debbie Abrahams MP show art Online Safety Bill special series: Frances Haugen & Debbie Abrahams MP

The Infotagion Podcast with Damian Collins MP

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen gives her explosive evidence on damaging practices at the company to the Joint Committee examining the U.Ks Online Safety Bill.  Damian Collins MP is joined by Debbie Abrahams MP to unpack.

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Inside Europe: Bulgaria with Kalina Bontcheva and Angel Petrov show art Inside Europe: Bulgaria with Kalina Bontcheva and Angel Petrov

The Infotagion Podcast with Damian Collins MP

For the eighth episode in the Inside Europe series, Damian Collins MP speaks with University of Sheffield Professor Kalina Bontcheva and Dnevnik journalist Angel Petrov to discuss the recent elections in Bulgaria and threat of disinformation to the Balkans. 

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Online Safety Bill special series: Martin Lewis, Sophie Zhang, UK regulators and City of London Police show art Online Safety Bill special series: Martin Lewis, Sophie Zhang, UK regulators and City of London Police

The Infotagion Podcast with Damian Collins MP

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Inside Europe: Greece with Antonis Klapsis and Georgios Samaras show art Inside Europe: Greece with Antonis Klapsis and Georgios Samaras

The Infotagion Podcast with Damian Collins MP

For the seventh episode in the Inside Europe series, Damian Collins MP speaks with Antonis Klapsis (Assistant Professor at University of Peloponnese) and Georgios Samaras (Assistant Lecturer at UCL) to discuss the rise of the extremist politics and the threat social media disinformation poses to the said birthplace of democracy.

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