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Oscar Hornstein @ UK Tech News 1 place · 08/26/2024 00:00 EDT

Tech minister on regulating Big Tech and tackling online hate

In her first interview as a minister in the tech department, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch discussed the need for the government to be firm on social media companies, Labour’s goal of growing tech outside the capital and keeping the dominance of Big Tech in check. Jones entered the world of tech policy in 2023 as ...

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