Lords Communications and Digital Committee
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How have tactics to intimidate journalists through legal action evolved? And what's being done to address this?
At 2.30pm we'll hear from Foreign Policy Centre, News Media Association, RSF and David Hooper, followed by SRA at 3.30pm.
Find out more:
committees.parliament.uk/event/21489/fo…
We wrote to Michelle Donelan MP following the Government's response to our report on large language models and #GenerativeAI . We called for:
📚Urgent action on copyright
📊Focus on market competition
🔬Clarity on research funding
Read the full letter ⬇️
📊Market competition should be made an explicit objective for AI policy.
✒️We wrote to Michelle Donelan MP following the Government's response to our report on #GenerativeAI .
⬇️Find out more here:
committees.parliament.uk/publications/4…
'Copyright being eroded by lack of action to control AI, say Lords'
📰 The Times and The Sunday Times has covered our letter to the Government following their response to our #GenerativeAI report.
⬇️Read our full letter here:
committees.parliament.uk/publications/4…
thetimes.co.uk/article/db4145…
❓What is the role for regulation in the future of news?
Today we are hearing from Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Robert Colvile and Jane Singer.
Watch the session live:
committees.parliament.uk/event/21291/fo…
'There's pretty much a monopoly of opinion in British broadcast media in terms of news and current affairs.'
Andrew Neil gave us his assessment of the UK media landscape as part of our inquiry on the future of news.
Watch the full session ⬇️
committees.parliament.uk/event/21290/fo…
We're speaking to Andrew Neil at 2.30pm tomorrow as part of our inquiry on the future of news.
We'll discuss his views on the long-term sustainability of high quality journalism, and how well mainstream broadcasters are serving audiences.
Tune in live here: committees.parliament.uk/event/21290/fo…
🚂 'That's a train wreck coming.'
Bill Dutton shared his concerns about tech platforms over-regulating online content.
⬇️Watch the full session here:
committees.parliament.uk/event/21103/fo…
'I think it has become politicised and that is very worrying.'
Freddie Sayers explained his concerns about the conversation around disinformation.
📺 Watch the full session here:
committees.parliament.uk/event/21103/fo…
What's the right response to disinformation, and what goes too far?
Live with Freddie Sayers , Katie Harbath and Bill Dutton here:
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Our session on disinformation and the future of news has just started.
First, we're speaking to Ciaran Martin, former head of NCSC UK.
At 3.30, we will hear from Freddie Sayers, Katie Harbath and Bill Dutton.
Tune in live here:
committees.parliament.uk/event/21103/fo…
❓ How has the discourse about disinformation evolved over the past decade?
➡️ At 2.30, we're hearing from Ciaran Martin.
➡️ At 3.30, we're hearing from Bill Dutton, Freddie Sayers and Katie Harbath.
⬇️ Watch both sessions here:
committees.parliament.uk/event/21103/fo…
📢We welcome Jeremy Hunt's plans to keep HM Revenue & Customs's self-assessment helpline open.
Our report on #DigitalExclusion called for public and private services to maintain adequate provision for those who can't or don't use online services.
🔍Read more:
ukparliament.shorthandstories.com/digital-exclus…