The Codifying online safety webinar recording is now available. New industry codes have been developed under the Online Safety Act 2021, which will provide a wide range of services to promote and deliver online safety. Watch the recent IICA webinar about this issue featuring keynote speaker Julie Inman Grant, and panel speakers Gerard Brody, Dr… [Read More]
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IIC Regulators’ Forum 2021
Dr Wilhelm Eschweiler: “International dialogue supports national regulatory strategies” The Bundesnetzagentur, together with the International Institute of Communications (IIC), hosted this year’s International Regulators’ Forum on 4 and 5 October. “Regulatory authorities across the world are facing the same challenges. International dialogue supports the development of regulatory concepts based on tried and tested principles. Competition… [Read More]
A new approach to trust
If we want to ‘rebuild trust’, let’s focus on competence and transparency. Trust is better considered as a by-product of our actions, rather than as a goal. I’m not sure when ‘rally round the flag’ was first coined, but it broadly describes the tendency of countries or populations to pull together in times of crisis…. [Read More]
Round-up of the latest industry news – September 2021
Regulatory Watch Ireland’s data privacy regulator, the Data Protection Commission, has fined WhatsApp a record 225 million euros for violating EU data protection rules, following a three-year investigation. The Facebook-owned app was said to have shared data with other Facebook companies. WhatsApp said it would appeal. Read more here.
Round-up of the latest news – August 2021
Regulatory Watch In its latest action against big tech companies, the EU has given Google two months to improve its presentation of search results for flights and hotels, calling for ‘transparent and unbiased information’ for consumers. The company will need to explain its ranking, and could face future fines if EU consumer authorities are unsatisfied… [Read More]
Global media research project takes off
IIC Press Release Global media research project takes off A new research programme from Carleton University, Ottawa, supported by the IIC, has received funding approval. The USD 2 million Global Media and Internet Concentration Research Project (GMIC) will run for 7 years and is designed to answer the deceptively simple question: are the media –… [Read More]