Worldwide, governments are increasingly concerned about the spread of online harms and big tech's apparent inability to effectively curb them. While some democracies have swiftly implemented regulatory reforms, others, including the United Kingdom, have encountered challenges in developing...

In May 2021, the UK National Health Service (NHS) proposed a scheme-called General Practice Data for Planning Research (GPDPR)-for sharing patients' data. Under that system, a patient who does not wish to participate must actively opt out of their data being shared with third parties for...

On 29 March 2023 the United Kingdom (UK) government published its AI Regulation White Paper, a "proportionate and pro-innovation regulatory framework" for AI designed to support innovation, identify and address risks, and establish the UK as an "AI superpower". In this article, we assess whether...