Regulate Tech
If we are inviting you to listen to this then we owe you an explanation for why we recorded it. Some egoism of course sits behind any exercise of this kind, and we fit the bill for middle-aged men making podcasts as they are desperate for someone to listen to them while locked down in a pandemic. But we also have a political purpose and believe we have something useful to contribute to the debate on regulation of internet platforms. This dialogue - about the future of technology, policy and society - is among the most important public conversations that will play out over the next decade, and its outcomes will affect our lives for years to come. You may not agree with all (or much!) of what you hear from us, but we hope you will feel that it is at least well-informed and, if nothing else, provides some useful insights into the thinking of people who have worked ’at the heart of the beast’. All views personal only, and not those of any affiliated organizations, employers or other parties!
Episodes
Episodes
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Regulate Tech #34: Chocolate or cigarettes
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Friday Oct 15, 2021
If social media is a habit, which kind of habit is it - tobacco or sugar? And how should the kind of habit something is influence how we regulate it? Listen in to hear us discuss diets, norms, bans and nudges, dissemination and discovery as the basis of how to start thinking creatively about social media regulation.
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Friday Oct 08, 2021
In this episode we discuss when decision making should be shifted from companies to third parties, government and regulators. Who decides what? And when? With examples from tech policy we try to figure out where the debate is heading today.
Participants: Richard Allan, Nicklas Berild Lundblad
Saturday Oct 02, 2021
Regulate Tech #32: You are in the news! On press and public policy
Saturday Oct 02, 2021
Saturday Oct 02, 2021
In this episode we discuss how comms, press and policy interact, what to watch out for, common mistakes and the changing landscape of tech in media. Listen in!
Participants: Richard Allan, Nicklas Berild Lundblad
Saturday Sep 11, 2021
Regulate Tech #31: The Budapest Convention and What‘s Next
Saturday Sep 11, 2021
Saturday Sep 11, 2021
In this episode we are discussing the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime and the recently proposed UN convention as well -- what can we learn from the 20 years since the original Budapest convention launched and why should we be engaged in the work the UN now seems to be undertaking with very little public attention paid to it? How should we approach issues related to new crimes, new evidence and cross-border cooperation between law enforcement agencies?
https://www.coe.int/en/web/cybercrime/the-budapest-convention
https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/08/13/cybercrime-dangerous-new-un-treaty-could-be-worse-rights
Participants: Richard Allan, Nicklas Berild Lundblad
Saturday Sep 04, 2021
Regulate Tech #30: In The Hot Seat -How Do You Survive A Hearing?
Saturday Sep 04, 2021
Saturday Sep 04, 2021
In this episode we discuss hearings, what goes on behind the curtains and how you can survive - but never win - a hearing. Tune in to learn about different parliaments and the tricks of the trade!
Participants: Richard Allan, Nicklas Berild Lundblad
Friday Aug 27, 2021
Regulate Tech #29: Transparency - how, who, and for what?
Friday Aug 27, 2021
Friday Aug 27, 2021
This episode is dedicated to digging deeper on transparency from first principles. How should we understand the increasing demands on transparency and the different legislative proposals? What does transparency really mean and what are the design dimensions of transparency?
Participants: Richard Allan, Nicklas Berild Lundblad
Sunday Aug 15, 2021
Regulate Tech #28:Network Neutrality Nostalgia
Sunday Aug 15, 2021
Sunday Aug 15, 2021
One of the most heated and interesting debates about tech policy for the early Internet was embodied in the idea of network neutrality. In this episode we discuss the past, present and future of network neutrality, incumbents vs challengers, zero-rating and how we should think about network neutrality now.
Participants: Richard Allan, Nicklas Berild Lundblad
Friday Aug 06, 2021
Regulate Tech #27: How Much For That Spyware In The Window?
Friday Aug 06, 2021
Friday Aug 06, 2021
In this season opener we discuss governments surveillance, NSO, scanning phones for illegal materials, Enchrochat, Anom and much more! What limits should we look for when we think about government surveillance and how can such limits be implemented and enforced?
Participants: Richard Allan, Nicklas Berild Lundblad
A podcast about tech, policy and the future
Are you interested in learning more about the craft of tech policy? Dig deep in the classics? Figure out what the future for tech holds? Then this is the podcast for you. Conversations between two long-time policy professionsals with 50+ years of shared experience from tech policy in companies, trade associations and academia.