On Thursday 10 March, 87 signatories put forward a proposal for the creation of a multistakeholder body that would discuss and coordinate the imposition of Internet sanctions such as blocking of IP addresses an domain names in times of humanitarian crises. Such sanctions are to be enforced by those entities who choose to subscribe to the principles of the body's manifesto. You can find it here along with the list of the signatories.
Following Microsoft and Amazon Web Services, Meta (previously Facebook) has decided to invest in Greece for its Metaverse infrastructure by acquiring Accusonus, a Greek start-up that develops software for music production.
As part of its inquiry on the ‘Digital Regulation’, the Communications and Digital Committee launched a consultation inviting views and perspectives on its suggested plan for the coordination and supervision of the digital regulation in the UK. Along with Dr Michael Veale, we provided our evidence which have now been published. Our 3 key points:
