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Damian Collins

@damiancollins.bsky.social

Damian Collins OBE, former Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, former UK Tech minister and Digital, Culture, Media and Sport cttee chair. Festival Director, Fleet Street Festival of Words, and a visting Senior Fellow at McGill University.

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Damian Collins@damiancollins.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Trump vs the BBC - Donald Trump has confirmed that he intends to bring a lawsuit for damages of between $1billion and $5billion against the BBC. The American President is making our national broadcaster the latest target in his war on accountable media. open.substack.com/pub/damianco...

Trump vs the BBC

The American President makes our national broadcaster the latest target in his war on accountable media. This is why the BBC must apologise but stand firm against Trump.

open.substack.com

Damian Collins@damiancollins.bsky.social · last yr.

You could easily have missed the White House AI summit last week, where Donald Trump set out his plan to effectively make the race to be first in AI akin to the space race in the 1960s. Read my views here in my latest article for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social www.thenewworld.co.uk/damian-colli...

Trump goes all in on AI

The technology firms of Silicon Valley want people to make way for AI by giving up control. That couldn’t be further from the European view

thenewworld.co.uk

Damian Collins@damiancollins.bsky.social · last yr.

It's great to see our @fleetstquarter.bsky.social Festival of Words featured in @thetimess.bsky.social today. You can read the review here thetimes.com/article/0880... and book tickets at this link eventbrite.com/cc/fleet-str... - the festival dates at 14th to 17th May.

The literary festival bringing words back to London’s ‘Street of Ink’

Fleet Street has been synonymous with publishing since the days of Samuel Johnson. A literary festival this month hopes to build on that heritage

thetimes.com

Damian Collins@damiancollins.bsky.social · 2y ago

The idea that digital regulation is an attack on free speech is a myth, largely perpetuated by allies of big tech. In @theneweuropean.bsky.social I set out why we must stand firm against attempts to use tariffs as a weapon against online safety. www.theneweuropean.co.uk/britain-must...

Britain must not sell out Online Safety for tariff scraps

The idea that digital regulation is an attack on free speech is a myth, largely perpetuated by allies of big tech

theneweuropean.co.uk

Damian Collins@damiancollins.bsky.social · 2y ago

When the new Canadian House of Commons is elected in May, it would fantastic if The King could open the session, just as Queen Elizabeth II did in 1957 & 1977; symbolising our close bonds & reminding Donald Trump who Canada's Head of State actually is. www.theneweuropean.co.uk/damian-colli...

A nation gripped by political horror

Canadians are aghast at what has happened to their neighbours, but this presents a perfect opportunity for Britain to strengthen old ties

theneweuropean.co.uk

Damian Collins@damiancollins.bsky.social · 2y ago

J.D. Vance is wrong about free speech & tech regulation. One of the biggest dangers we face is the weaponisation of social media to flood the zone with lies & intimidation, in spaces where no-one is responsible. Also my column here on the Paris AI summit. www.theneweuropean.co.uk/damian-colli...

What happened at the AI summit in Paris?

The debate over the future of the new technology was between the US and EU. The danger for Britain is that we begin to look irrelevant

theneweuropean.co.uk

Eduardo Ustaran@eustaran.bsky.social · 2y ago

Not pulling any punches @damiancollins.bsky.social shares an incisive assessment of where US digital policy & regulation (or the lack of it) is likely to be heading over the next four years. A must read.

Damian Collins@damiancollins.bsky.social · 2y ago

I've published a new article looking at the relationship between Donald Trump and big tech, and what that could mean for the policies of the new administration. You can read it here on my Substack damiancollins.substack.com/p/what-to-ex...

Damian Collins@damiancollins.bsky.social · 2y ago

I've published a new article looking at the relationship between Donald Trump and big tech, and what that could mean for the policies of the new administration. You can read it here on my Substack damiancollins.substack.com/p/what-to-ex...

What to expect from Trump’s techbromance

As Donald Trump prepares to start his second term as President, how will his new friendships with the leaders of Big Tech impact the policies of his administration

damiancollins.substack.com

Damian Collins@damiancollins.bsky.social · 2y ago

I'm delighted to announce that I've joined the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy at McGill University as a Senior Fellow. I'll be working with the team there, both remotely and when possible in Canada. You can read more here www.mediatechdemocracy.com/all-work/dam...

Damian Collins, Former UK Conservative Minister, Joins our Centre as a Senior Fellow — Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy

DEC. 13, 2024 – We’re pleased to welcome Damian Collins, OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) – a former Conservative Party politician from the UK and a leader in digital policy – as a Sen...

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