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The Infotagion Podcast with Damian Collins MPOnline Safety Bill special series: Rio Ferdinand, Imran Ahmed, Sanjay Bhandari, Edleen JohnIs the Online Safety Bill fit for purpose? The Joint Committee on the Online Safety Bill has been appointed to scrutinise this seminal piece of legislation, which will begin its journey into law in 2022. Each week, MPs and Peers on the Committee will hear from expert witnesses on the implications of the Bill for society. In this special mini-series of Infotagion, Damian Collins MP, now Chair of the Committee, takes us through some of the evidence heard by the Committee and talks to Members about their personal reflections on the inquiry and the Bill itself.
2021-09-1325 minThe Infotagion Podcast with Damian Collins MPInside Europe: Chris Steele, Anne Applebaum, Phil HowardTrump-Russia dossier author Chris Steele, historian and writer Anne Applebaum and academic Phil Howard join Damian Collins MP to kick off this special series of Infotagion: Inside Europe. Each week Damian and disinformation expert Dr Charles Kriel will take a deep dive into the role of social media disinformation in the rise of populism across Europe with expert guests.
2021-09-0758 minThe Infotagion Podcast with Damian Collins MPInfotagion Special: The Oxford Media ConventionA special episode of Infotagion recorded from the IPPR Oxford Media Convention 2021 featuring panellists Marietje Schaake, International Policy Director at the Cyber Policy Center, Stanford University, Ben Scott, Executive Director, Reset, Professor Lorna Woods, Professor of Internet Law, University of Essex, Dr Charles Kriel, Writer, Filmmaker, Producer; Co-founder of Metrotone Media and chaired by Damian Collins MP.
2021-08-0257 minThe Infotagion Podcast with Damian Collins MPEpisode 50: Senator Mark WarnerFor this special 50th episode, Damian Collins MP is joined by Senator Mark Warner. Chair of the US Senate Intelligence Committee, Senator Warner has been one of the leading voices in the campaign to address social media regulation and fight against disinformation. He is currently the sponsoring the new Safe Tech Act legislation in the US. Dr Charles Kriel joins to reflect on 50 episodes of Infotagion. This special episode was recorded at Voxpod studio in London www.voxpod.studio
2021-03-1237 minThe Infotagion Podcast with Damian Collins MPEpisode 39: Elizabeth Denham, Emma Briant, David Carroll and Chris VickeryAfter a major investigation into the misuse of personal data for political purposes by Cambridge Analytica, the U.K. Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, talks to Damian Collins MP about her investigation’s conclusions and what comes next. With their reaction, Infotagion brings together three key witnesses to the scandal, Dr Emma Briant, Professor David Carroll and Chris Vickery.
2020-11-231h 02
The Infotagion Podcast with Damian Collins MPEpisode 10: Phil Howard and Peter PomerantsevIs COVID disinformation being used to fuel existing geopolitical tensions and further certain political agendas? What misinformation trends should we be looking out for ahead of the 2020 US election? Phil Howard, Director of the Oxford Institute and Peter Pomerantsev, author of “This Is Not Propaganda” join Damian Collins MP this week to discuss. Dr Charles Kriel shares his favourite COVID conspiracy theory meme and John Quinlan unpacks one of the popular theories flagged to Infotagion this week: whether you’re immune after you’ve had the virus.
2020-05-2436 min
The Infotagion Podcast with Damian Collins MPEpisode 8: Karen Kornbluh and Mark ScottFormer OECD US Ambassador Karen Kornbluh and Mark Scott, Chief Technology Reporter at POLITICO join Damian Collins MP this week. In these times where COVID-19 misinformation is a matter of life or death, they discuss who’s responsible for stopping it and how journalists are navigating the pandemic. Dr Charles Kriel unpacks the confusion around whether children can get the coronavirus and John Quinlan gives the latest update from Infotagion.
2020-05-1432 min
The Infotagion Podcast with Damian Collins MPEpisode 5: Baroness Martha Lane FoxAs businesses struggle, tech companies like Amazon, Facebook and Netflix are stronger than ever. Has COVID-19 accelerated digital disruption? What is the right way to regulate tech? Damian Collins MP is joined by Baroness Martha Lane Fox, board member of Twitter and founder of technology think tank Dot Everyone. John Quinlan discusses a shift in submissions to Infotagion from fake cures towards misinformation about civil liberties, and Dr Charles Kriel unpacks COVID-19 case charts.
2020-05-0431 min
The Infotagion Podcast with Damian Collins MPEpisode 4: Tom Pressley, Dr Shashi Jayakumar and Dr Carol SoonSummary: Are virus tracker apps the answer to managing life post-lockdown? How has Singapore used technology to stop COVID-19 misinformation and fight the virus? Damian Collins MP gets the view from the ground with Singaporean academics Dr Shashi Jayakumar and Dr Carol Soon. They are joined by Tom Pressley, Vice-President of International Marketing at Everbridge, the world’s largest critical event management company, to discuss best practice in managing communications with citizens during a pandemic. Iconic Labs’ John Quinlan and resident fake news expert Dr Charles Kriel give an update on Infotagion’s work this week.
2020-04-3052 min
The Infotagion Podcast with Damian Collins MPEpisode 2: Edward Lucas and Sasha HavlicekIs COVID-19 disinformation from Russia and China on the rise? This week Damian Collins MP is joined by writer Edward Lucas and the Institute for Strategic Dialogue’s CEO Sasha Havlicek to discuss. Iconic Labs’ John Quinlan and fake news expert Dr Charles Kriel analyse trends in Infotagion’s work this week.
2020-04-2331 min
The Infotagion Podcast with Damian Collins MPEpisode 1: Welcome to InfotagionWelcome to a new podcast from Infotagion, an independent fact-checking service to combat fake news about the Coronavirus. This is the first major public health crisis in the age of social media disinformation and Infotagion exists to try and make sense of it. Hosted by Damian Collins MP, co-founder of Infotagion and former chair of the House Of Commons select committee for Digital Culture, Media, and Sport.
2020-04-1627 min
DMA Politics PodcastDMA Politics Podcast Ep.16: Damian Collins MP, John Nicolson MP and Iconic Labs Founder Liam Harrington on Infotagion and Coronavirus MisinformationEpisode 16 is now live!
In spite of being in (splendid) isolation, Michael is back with three special guests, all recording from their homes across the country. We hear from senior Conservative backbencher and former Chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Damian Collins MP; founder of Iconic Labs and co-founder of one of the world's most visited Facebook pages, Unilad, Liam Harrington; and SNP Shadow Secretary for DCMS and renowned journalist and Broadcaster, John Nicolson MP.
They discuss infotagion, a fact-checking service designed to tackle the wave of misinformation that has grown out...
2020-04-0834 min
Folkestone Virus Update2nd April - MP Damian Collins on fake Coronavirus news + Action on Homelessness + 3 Hills Community HubVicky Eldridge talks to MP Damian Collins about the 'Infotagion' project that aims to stop the spread of fake news. Marian Shipley-Hall from Action on Homelessness Folkestone talks about the increase in people needing support. Nick Shaw from the Community Hub talks about setting up this vital support centre at 3 Hills Sports Park.
2020-04-0218 min