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How might policy makers address demands for removal or policing of Internet content? Monica Horten, a visiting fellow at the LSE, argues for clarification on proposals regarding Internet intermediaries’ liability for content, and warns of complications regarding the notion of 'responsibility'.

Liability and responsibility: new challenges for Internet intermediaries
Monica Horten, a visiting fellow at the LSE, argues for clarification on proposals regarding Internet intermediaries’ liability for content, and for an appropriate balance to be struck betwee…
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Does Theresa May really want an independent BBC? Steven Barnett considers the implications of the decision to reverse Rona Fairhead’s appointment as BBC chair.

Does Theresa May really want an independent BBC? The jury’s out
Steven Barnett, Professor of Communications at University of Westminster, analyses UK prime minister Theresa May’s decision to effectively dismiss Rona Fairhead as BBC chair, and the implica…
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Facebook’s approach to allowing, censoring or prioritising content that appears in its news feed has recently been the focus of much attention, both media and governmental. In this post, Professor Natali Helberger of the Institute for Information Law at the University of Amsterdam analyses the new kind of editorial role Facebook is playing.

Facebook is a new breed of editor: a social editor
Facebook’s approach to allowing, censoring or prioritising content that appears in the news feed has recently been the focus of much attention, both media and governmental. Professor Natali H…
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The Media Policy Project is taking a short break following some planned staff changes. We'll see you for the new academic year!

'The first company that wanted to 'connect the world' wasn't Google or Facebook' - read this piece by Marc Raboy for some historical context about networks:

http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/…/the-first-company-that-wanted-to-…/

(And don't forget that Professor Raboy will be speaking at LSE in October - details at http://www.lse.ac.uk/publicEvents/…/10/20161011t1830vWT.aspx)

The first company that wanted to ‘connect the world’ wasn’t Google or Facebook
Marc Raboy is Professor and Beaverbrook Chair in Ethics, Media and Communications at McGill University and author of Marconi: The Man Who Networked the World. Professor Raboy was a Visiting Profess…
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If you're interested in data and analytics, you might like this Q&A interview with Professor Oscar H. Gandy, Jr., who spoke at LSE a few months ago:

http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/…/big-data-analytics-qa-with-profes…/

Big data analytics: Q&A with Professor Oscar H. Gandy, Jr
Professor Oscar H. Gandy, Jr., is Emeritus Professor at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania. Following a public lecture at LSE titled ‘Surveillance and the Public Sph…
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Great coverage on BBC Woman's Hour yesterday of the latest Media Policy Project policy brief: 'Families and screen time: current advice and emerging research'.

Have a listen via the link below to LSE's Dr. Alicia Blum-Ross who appears on the programme!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07nn86v

Phone-in: Screen time and children, Woman's Hour - BBC Radio 4
Parents' experiences managing their children's online activities.
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Responsible Communication by Internet Intermediaries by Marcelo Thompson

http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/…/responsible-communication-by-inte…/

Responsible Communication by Internet Intermediaries
Marcelo Thompson, Assistant Professor at the University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law, proposes an efforts-based approach to Internet intermediary liability. This blogpost is one of a series reflect…
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Weekend blog reading for you: An international approach to the protection of minors by Madeleine de Cock Buning

http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/…/an-international-approach-to-the-…/

An international approach to the protection of minors
Following a special workshop convened by the Media Policy Project on ‘Families and “screen-time”: challenges of media self-regulation’, Madeleine de Cock Buning – Chair of the European Regulators G…
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New by Alicia Blum-Ross and Sonia Livingstone on the MPP blog:

‘Screen time’ advice for a new generation of ‘digital’ parents

http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/…/screen-time-advice-for-a-new-gene…/

‘Screen time’ advice for a new generation of ‘digital’ parents
Following the recent publication by the Media Policy Project of their policy brief about families and ‘screen time’, LSE’s Alicia Blum-Ross and Sonia Livingstone here reflect on s…
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Interested in media literacy? This new blogpost is a useful overview of some of the current debates:

http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/…/media-and-information-literacy-th…/

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New week, new blog!

After Net Neutrality: Victor Pickard examines the historic US court ruling to uphold net neutrality rules

http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mediapolicyp…/…/after-net-neutrality/

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Digital Dominance: forget the ‘digital’ bit - new blog by John Naughton

http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/…/digital-dominance-forget-the-digi…/

Digital Dominance: forget the ‘digital’ bit
John Naughton, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities at Cambridge University and Observer columnist, reflects on the workshop on “Digital Do…
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We've just published a new MPP policy brief, authored by Alicia Blum-Ross and Sonia Livingstone:

Families and screen time: current advice and emerging research

Download from LSE Research Online here:...
http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/66927/

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Families and screen time: current advice and emerging research - LSE Research Online
Blum-Ross, Alicia and Livingstone, Sonia (2016) Families and screen time: current advice and emerging research. LSE Media Policy Project, Media Policy Brief 17. The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
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After the Vote: What will Brexit mean for film and TV businesses operating in the UK?

http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/…/after-the-vote-what-will-brexit-m…/

After the Vote: What will Brexit mean for film and TV businesses operating in the UK?
With the country voting 52% to 48% in favour of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union, John Enser, Partner at Olswang, says that we face a period of unprecedented commercial and legal uncer…
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Brexit and the Future of Data Protection - a new post by Anya Proops QC

http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/…/brexit-and-the-future-of-data-pro…/

Brexit and the Future of Data Protection
In the aftermath of last week’s EU referendum, Anya Proops QC explores the implications of Brexit for the implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation, due to take effect by 25…
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