IIC Director General Lynn Robinson took up her post in March 2020, just as the Covid-19 outbreak began turning into a pandemic. Here she reflects on her first 12 months leading the institute. 1. Your first year at the IIC obviously hasn’t been what you were expecting, but what’s been the hardest part? When I… [Read More]
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Chris Chapman on International Women’s Day 2021
A message from IIC President, Chris Chapman on International Women’s Day 2021. Watch here.
Summary Report on the IIC Singapore Chapter Webinar: Artificial Intelligence Standards and Trade in ASEAN
Summary Report on the IIC Singapore Chapter Webinar: Artificial Intelligence Standards and Trade in ASEAN Click here to read or download the webinar report.
Australian government strikes Facebook compromise
Social network will restore news pages after amendments to media bill An agreement has been reached between Facebook and the Australian government over changes to the proposed media bargaining code, reports Reuters. The deal means that Facebook will begin restoring news pages taken down in response to the original draft of the code. The changes centre on… [Read More]
Facebook bans sharing of Australian news
Stakes are raised as media industry faces watershed moment The Financial Times reports on the latest move in the debate on the news media law due to come into effect in Australia. Facing the requirement to license news from publishers, Facebook has instead blocked news from Australian publishers anywhere on its platform. Amid mounting criticism, the… [Read More]
Content regulation may cement dominance of big platforms
Competing start-ups may not have the resources to comply Jimmy Wales has argued that laws on harmful content may result in stamping out challengers to big platforms, reports the Daily Telegraph. In a hearing with a UK House of Lords committee, the founder of Wikipedia pointed out that onerous legal obligations wold mean that only the largest… [Read More]