Emerging ‘deepfake’ technology will turbocharge fake news

‘Deepfake’ is an emerging technology that allows people to create fairly realistic face-and-voice-swap videos. It was recently used for the … More

Pro-life campaign close the gap

On Friday 25th May there is a referendum in Ireland on whether to repeal a constitutional amendment which states that … More

In recent years, the rules designed to safeguard against the spread of disinformation and promote healthy political debate haven’t kept … More

Today I went to the Hope to Nope political design exhibition at The Design Museum in Kensington, London. It was … More

Last week Iain Dale, an influential journalist and commentator, lamented that the “good plain old-fashioned party poster” stuck in the … More

I appeared on BBC Radio West Midlands this morning to explain why – in an age of social media and … More

This site has long argued that rules around political advertising need to change and be brought up-to-date. The main reason … More

A new campaign for a “People’s Vote” launches tomorrow, 15th April, following a nationwide day of action that took place … More

Together for Yes, the official pro-choice campaign in the upcoming referendum on abortion law in Ireland – which takes place … More

Yesterday Mark Zuckerberg wrote on Facebook about the measures he was taking to improve transparency around political advertising on his … More