Two years ago, Brussels unveiled ambitious legislation to improve the conditions of those who work for digital platforms such as Uber, Deliveroo and Glovo. Today, the law is scrambling to … Read More
Some countries argue the deal does not go far enough. The EU has moved a step closer to improving the working conditions of platform workers, after months of impasse was overcome … Read More
European trade unions have accused tech-giant Uber of unfairly influencing an EU directive aimed at strengthening the rights of platform workers. Last December, the European Commission proposed a set of … Read More
When 14-year-old Molly Russell died in 2017, her father spent countless hours scouring his daughter’s social media trying to understand why she took her life. A few days after her … Read More
Journalists’ associations and unions have slammed a new draft law in Turkey that would criminalise the spread of “disinformation”. Reporters say the bill is an attempt by the government to … Read More
In late August, Russian authorities launched what they described as an alternative to Wikipedia — Runiversalis or “Runi”. The state-supported website labels itself “an encyclopedia of common sense” and bares … Read More
Social media platforms are facing more pressure to effectively moderate content following Saturday’s deadly shooting at a Buffalo supermarket. In an attack live-streamed on the gaming website Twitch, a gunman … Read More
