Puritanical campaigns against pornography risk online freedom and innovation The adult entertainment industry pioneered internet innovations like online payment systems, … Continue reading “Pornography age verification threatens user privacy, says new report”

Will the CMA’s new powers undermine investment? This panel, hosted by the Institute of Economic Affairs, discussed the government’s Digital … Continue reading “Tech Turmoil: Does the Digital Markets Bill Threaten Britain’s economy?”

In September 2022, the IEA published my paper Accounts and Accountability, which argued that the government’s proposals for further regulating … Continue reading “Audit reform: a short-lived victory for economic sense”

Commenting on the King’s Speech, Mark Littlewood, Director General of the free market think tank, the Institute of Economic Affairs, … Continue reading “King’s Speech ‘heavy on intervention, light on liberalisation’”

The best-laid plans of Canada’s biggest media owners went badly awry this summer, when Meta began blocking news across the … Continue reading “Canada’s media mess provides a cautionary tale for the UK”

IEA Director General Mark Littlewood has written in The Times warning that the UK’s tendency to overregulate existing technology demonstrates … Continue reading “The UK risks leading the world in overregulating tech”

IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh has written for CapX, warning that the government’s proposed Digital Markets, … Continue reading “Parliament eager to cede more power to unaccountable regulators”

IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh has been quoted in Sky News and Guido Fawkes responding to … Continue reading “AI overregulation risks human progress”

Responding to the Prime Minister’s speech on AI safety, where he warned that humanity could ‘lose control’ of artificial super … Continue reading “AI overregulation risks human progress”