Fake News: annoying symptom or life-threatening disease? replay
The replay of this event held 13th July 2017 is now available.
with thanks to Joly MacFie, Olivier Crépin-Leblond and participants at the event.
Events, Policy
Events, News, Policy
Fake News: annoying symptom or life-threatening disease? Location: The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists 39a Bartholomew Close, London, EC1A 7JN
The UK Chapter of the Internet Society and Cloudflare, Inc. invite you
to the forthcoming Event:
Fake News: annoying symptom or life-threatening disease?
Location: The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists
39a Bartholomew Close, London, EC1A 7JN
Date: Thursday 13 July 2017
Time: doors open at 17:30 for an 18:00 start
Fake news has been a buzzword since the US election provoked a debate at
presidential level. But fake news are neither new, nor are they
geographically constrained to the United States.… Read more ...
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The ISOC UK England / India Chennai online joint Webinar on the theme “Core Internet Values: Changes happening on the way the Internet Works – the desirable and undesirable changes”
The ISOC UK England / India Chennai online joint Webinar on the theme “Core Internet Values: Changes happening on the way the Internet Works – the desirable and undesirable changes” took place Friday 2nd June 2017
The link to the live stream recording
1. Introduction to the Internet – tracing its origins (10-15 minutes)
Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, ISOC UK England Chair
2. “how national laws alter the Internet ecosystem” (10 minutes)
Tatiana Tropina, Max Plank Institute & ICANN NCUC
3. “how this work is politicised at ITU and UN” (10 minutes)
Nigel Hickson, ICANN.… Read more ...
News, Policy
Role of Algorithms – the Parliamentary Science & Technology Committee should be concerned
Dr Stephanie Mathisen of Sense about Science gave evidence to the Parliamentary Science and Technology Committee this morning 1st February 2017 advising transparency for algorithms that make decisions so that decisions and the process that arrived at them can be tested. She also touched on the lack of information to understand the scale and scope that algorithms are currently and proposed to be used by Government agencies and contractors.
The UnBias Project is holding a meeting on Friday in London where chapter participants will be present.… Read more ...
News, Policy
Submission to the #MyScienceInquiry The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
ISOC UK have submitted a note to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee which has been published on developing the issue of Trust in relation to framing legislation.
Today, policymakers must choose which path to take in developing Internet policies. One path leads to an open and trusted Internet with the social and economic benefits it brings. The other path leads to an untrusted and increasingly closed off network that fails to drive growth. One path leads to opportunity, the other to stagnation.… Read more ...