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PSA Technology, Internet, & Policy (TIP) @techpolicy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The TIP newsletter is out 👀 📩 ➡️ TL;DR - We held our "Growing Up Digital" workshop on Sep 16, big success, debrief coming soon! - Our first research brief 📃 is now live! @cynthiang.bsky.social explains the device controls landscape - CfP for #PSA27 deadline 12 Oct - Jobs & more!

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The TIP Newsletter: We did a thing(s)

Your regular Technology, Internet, & Policy updates, News Bytes, Members News & More

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PSA Technology, Internet, & Policy (TIP) @techpolicy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Thrilled to have won this grant! 🎉 And excited to be running our workshop "Growing Up Digital: Young People & Technology" w @psampg.bsky.social *THIS* Wed 16 Sep, bringing together practitioners & academics to discuss and deliberate digital policy in the UK and its (potential) impact on young people

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PSA Technology, Internet, & Policy (TIP) @techpolicy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🤔 How can we keep young people safe online? 💬 Can we anticipate the impact of age assurance policies? How do these relate to online rights? ❗Join academics, civil society & practitioners in London on 16 Sep to explore & address these questions ✏️ Sign up here! www.tickettailor.com/events/techn...

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Select tickets – Growing Up Digital: Young People & Technology Workshop – The Lecture Hall, Queen Elizabeth II Centre, Coram Campus, 41 Brunswick Square, London

Growing Up Digital: Young People & Technology Workshop – The Lecture Hall, Queen Elizabeth II Centre, Coram Campus, 41 Brunswick Square, London, Wed 16 Sep 2026 - We are pleased to announce a joint wo...

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ashraf-ramsha.bsky.social @ashraf-ramsha.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The research brief by @cynthiang.bsky.social discuses the technology behind device controls to stop young people sharing explicit content, problems, & possible future scenarios. Please give it a read and if you’ve interesting ideas that you feel you can write about, please, do reach out to me. 🪴

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PSA Technology, Internet, & Policy (TIP) @techpolicy.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

🤳The UK is pushing for device controls to filter nudity: but why is it problematic? Our research brief by @cynthiang.bsky.social discuses the technology behind device controls to stop young people sharing explicit content, problems, & possible future scenarios. psatip.uk/research/the...

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Research Brief - The UK is pushing for device controls to filter nudity: but why is it problematic?

The Government has called for tech companies to prevent children from sharing sexually explicit images. But what exactly is the technology behind device controls, and what changes to the law are being...

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Cynthia Ng @cynthiang.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

It was a pleasure to participate in this interdisciplinary panel on tech policy. Some common themes we discussed: technological solutionism/technological innovation approaches and evidence-based processes in tech policymaking #PSA25 #politicalstudies #STS #techpolicy @techpolicy.bsky.social

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Cynthia Ng @cynthiang.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Apple could have resisted as it usually does (or claims it would), but it didn’t. Why? To unpack further: What’s Advanced Data Protection (E2EE for iCloud) and where does it come from? And what power does the ‘technical capability notice’ in the IPA actually have? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row - BBC News

Customers' photos and documents stored online will no longer be protected by end-to-end encryption.

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Cynthia Ng @cynthiang.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Wow my PhD topic is hitting the headlines again! As a way to start my Bluesky profile, I’ll be sharing some insights from my analysis of past encryption debates over the weekend. Stay tuned! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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UK government demands access to Apple users' encrypted data - BBC News

The Home Office served the notice to the tech giant under the Investigatory Powers Act.

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