evidence

Nov 23
6 min

New report from HOPE not hate re Online Harms

Earlier this month, anti-extremism group HOPE not hate published a new report, titled "A BETTER WEB: regulating to reduce far-right hate ...

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New “snapshot of public opinion” on Online Harms published by Demos - some quick reflections

David Babbs

Oct 26
5 min

New “snapshot of public opinion” on Online Harms published by Demos - some quick reflections

Last week, Demos published some valuable new research which presents “a snapshot of public opinion” towards Online Harms.

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Important new research published by Glitch - some quick reflections

David Babbs

Sep 17
4 min

Important new research published by Glitch - some quick reflections

Last week Glitch and the End Violence Against Women Coalition published a powerful new report, which should be essential reading for anyone

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Parliamentary discussion of online harms, misinformation and abuse – a summer recess 2020 round-up

David Babbs

Jul 31
7 min

Parliamentary discussion of online harms, misinformation and abuse – a summer recess 2020 round-up

The UK parliament has now broken for summer recess, so it’s a good time for another round-up of latest developments in parliament. From t...

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New research: anonymous Twitter accounts fuelled the spread of Coronavirus 5G conspiracy theories

David Babbs

Jun 12
2 min

New research: anonymous Twitter accounts fuelled the spread of Coronavirus 5G conspiracy theories

Clean up the Internet publishes a new report today detailing research which indicates that anonymous Twitter accounts played a disproport...

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Academic research about anonymity inauthenticity, and misinformation

David Babbs

Dec 18, 2019
8 min

Academic research about anonymity inauthenticity, and misinformation

Clean up the Internet’s thinking about online anonymity, and the role its misuse plays in undermining online discourse, is informed by a w...

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Academic research about online disinhibition, anonymity, and online harms

David Babbs

Oct 18, 2019
10 min

Academic research about online disinhibition, anonymity, and online harms

Clean up the Internet’s thinking about online anonymity, and the role its misuse plays in undermining online discourse, is informed by a w...

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