Secretary of State for @DCMS@NadineDorries: I think this is possibly the most important piece of legislation to pass Parliament, certainly in my 17 years here
Oct 21, 2021 • 29 tweets • 22 min read
THREAD 🧵 Our 6️⃣th public evidence session has started ⬇️
WATCH ⏯️ Highlights from last week's evidence session with researchers on the #OnlineSafetyBill 🧵
Witness @LauraEdelson2@nyutandon explains to the Committee how 'edge effects' and user interactions shape content algorithms 📱
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⏯️ Witness @LauraEdelson2 tells Baroness Kidron that without seeing the data behind it, research from social media platforms ‘is not science’ 🔎
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Sep 10, 2021 • 6 tweets • 7 min read
⏯️ 'The system they've built is one that is perfect for the dissemination of misinformation', @Imi_Ahmed@CCDHate tells Chair @DamianCollins
⏯️ The 'Disinformation Dozen' super-spreaders still have 7.9 million followers according to @CCDHate research, @Imi_Ahmed tells @DarrenPJones
Sep 9, 2021 • 37 tweets • 25 min read
.@Imi_Ahmed tells the #OnlineSafetyBill Committee that @CCDHate have identified 'the Disinformation Dozen', responsible for almost 2/3rds of anti-vaccine content circulating on social media platforms. He says he is concerned that disinformation is not named as a harm in the Bill
.@Imi_Ahmed says that if platforms were transparent about how they enforce their own rules, about their algorithms, and their business models, solutions to online harms would become clear. Independent inspection is needed
