The UK’s online safety bill

Hello and welcome to yet another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast. A podcast all about using technology to have a positive social impact!

In this episode we talk about the UK Government’s Online Safety Bill. Is this a helpful thing, or just another way for society to stop Greg from going online?

Host Bex is joined by Tech For Good Live team members Greg Ashton, Tom Passmore and Producer Paul.

Our guest this week is Christina Cran. Christina is the founder of youth mental health organisation, Wee Seeds and communications consultant for the charity world. Come back for our next episode when we find out more about the work Wee Seeds are doing to improve the mental health of the next generation.

This week’s topics:

Good story of the week:

No tech legislation is ever going to be perfect but let's take a moment to appreciate the drive to make the internet a safer space in the UK's new online safety bill:

TechScape: How the UK’s online safety bill aims to clean up the internet - The Guardian 

Bad news story of the week:

Marc Andreessen adds to the list of former tech luminaries taking a dark turn or was he always just a thoughtless tech bro?

A Tech Overlord’s Horrifying, Silly Vision for Who Should Rule the World - New York Times 

And finally

Someone has combined two of Greg's favourite things. Tech and taking the piss out of tech people:

Tech Roast Show - YouTube 

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