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Oct 24, 2019, 8 tweets

"The Internet is very bad.

"Porn, earth flat, extremism, mental illness."

@akrasodomski

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@akrasodomski So what does good look like? First up: @darrenpjones

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@akrasodomski @darrenpjones Central thesis: government digital transformation needs to be central to future economy.

@darrenpjones #UKIGF19

@akrasodomski @darrenpjones Concern: lack of governmental international co-operation.

Different vision for Internet regulation in far east (read China).

If we remain in EU, we need to lead on these issues as we currently do.

@darrenpjones

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@akrasodomski @darrenpjones Then @VickiNashOII puts the other picture, vast majority 75%+ of public think tech is improving their lives #UKIGF19

@akrasodomski @darrenpjones @VickiNashOII Agreement from @ChloeColliver2 from @ISDglobal – it's not all bad #UKIGF19

@akrasodomski @darrenpjones @VickiNashOII Focusing too much on content moderation, she says, and not on the wider systems and processes #UKIGF19

@akrasodomski @darrenpjones @VickiNashOII How do we level the playing field for different voices?

Cites @ICOnews's report on online adtech's illegality, and its' importance for tackling the wider set of problems

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