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Sent on behalf of Prof. Philip Schlesinger (University of Glasgow) ------------ The changing shape of platform regulation: new research The UK Government’s response to the Online Harms consultation has indicated that Ofcom will add to its already extensive footprint to become the new regulator for this area of media content. https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/online-harms-white-paper/public-feedback/online-harms-white-paper-initial-consultation-response. While this assignment is not a great surprise to watchers of the regulatory scene, it does highlight the growing complexity of UK platform regulation, which now has at least nine regulators engaged in addressing over 100 distinctly described online harms. To do the tally so far all you need to do is read and analyse the eight major official reports that have appeared since 2018, which taken together tell a complex tale, one in which economic harms are not centre-stage and in which there is a decided lack of transparency about web-blocking. In new research based at CREATe and CCPR at the University of Glasgow, which will be of major interest to social scientists working on media and communications, Martin Kretschmer, Ula Furgal and I have begun to map the platform regulation scene with a view to understanding its dynamics and future prospects as the UK embarks on Brexit and the role of global platforms becomes ever-more salient to the policy agenda. https://www.create.ac.uk/blog/2020/02/06/book-now-conference-showcasing-new-empirical-research-on-intellectual-property-litigation-platform-regulation/ Our research is part of the programme of work funded by the AHRC Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC). https://pec.ac.uk We are presenting our new work at the British Institute International and Comparative Law in Russell Square, London, on 26 February. We will kick off at 5.30pm and finish by 7.00pm with a unique line-up of regulators from Ofcom, the Competition and Market Authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office and the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation. They will be explaining their organisations’ positions and reacting to the research findings. You can register directly by contacting Diane McGrattan at CREATe, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Philip Schlesinger is Professor in Cultural Theory at the University of Glasgow and a Visiting Professor in Media and Communications at the LSE. This email and any attachments are confidential and intended solely for the use of the addressee and may contain information which is covered by legal, professional or other privilege. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager at [log in to unmask] and delete this email immediately. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ulster University. The University's computer systems may be monitored and communications carried out on them may be recorded to secure the effective operation of the system and for other lawful purposes. Ulster University does not guarantee that this email or any attachments are free from viruses or 100% secure. Unless expressly stated in the body of a separate attachment, the text of email is not intended to form a binding contract. Correspondence to and from the University may be subject to requests for disclosure by 3rd parties under relevant legislation. The Ulster University was founded by Royal Charter in 1984 and is registered with company number RC000726 and VAT registered number GB672390524.The primary contact address for Ulster University in Northern Ireland is Cromore Road, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry BT52 1SA ------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA Policy mailing list W: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/meccsa-policy.html Please visit this page to browse list's archives, or to join or leave the list.