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The Safety Tech Podcast

The Safety Tech Podcast

Written by: The Safety Tech Innovation Network
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 Exploring what it means to be safe online and the role that safety tech could play in creating safer, stronger online communities.

Brought to you by the Safety Tech Innovation Network, an independent and impartial network funded by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Nominet, and delivered by Innovate UK KTN.

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Episodes
  • S1 Ep1: Safety Tech 101: an introduction to combatting online harms

    S1 Ep1: Safety Tech 101: an introduction to combatting online harms
    Mar 10 2022
    The fast growing Safety Tech sector has potential to address some of the myriad of harms that people face online. But it isn't without complexity.

    In this introductory episode, host Ben Whitelaw speaks to experts about the history of online safety to date, the growing market of safety tech providers and what the web might look like in five years' time.

    Featuring:

    - Suki Fuller, strategic advisor and data-led storyteller
    - Sam Donaldson, director of Perpsective Economics
    - Vicki Shotbolt, founder and CEO of Parentzone

    The Safety Tech Podcast is brought to you by the Safety Tech Innovation Network, an independent and impartial network funded by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Nominet, and delivered by Innovate UK KTN. Become a member: https://www.safetytechnetwork.org.uk/join-us/
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    35 mins
  • S1 Ep2: "I went down the rabbit hole": Exploring the real-life effects of false narratives

    S1 Ep2: "I went down the rabbit hole": Exploring the real-life effects of false narratives
    Mar 17 2022
    Rising levels of mis- and dis-information threaten people's health, create distrust and even threaten democracy itself. How could safety tech help spot false narratives before they become problematic?

    Host Ben Whitelaw speaks to three people who have experienced the real-life effects of misinformation themselves and are trying to address it in their own different ways.

    Featuring:

    • Heather Simpson, Founder of Back to the Vax
    • Lyric Jain, Founder and CEO of Logically
    • Clare Melford, Co-founder and CEO of the Global Disinformation Index
    Brought to you by the Safety Tech Innovation Network, an independent and impartial network funded by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Nominet, and delivered by Innovate UK KTN.

    Become a member today: https://www.safetytechnetwork.org.uk/join-us/
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    37 mins
  • S1 Ep3: Young and at risk: the challenge of making digital spaces safer for children

    S1 Ep3: Young and at risk: the challenge of making digital spaces safer for children
    Mar 24 2022
    Children are one of the groups most at risk of online harms, and with more young people using platforms at an earlier age, the need to protect them is greater than ever.

    But age verification and data privacy concerns persist and regulators have the tough job of avoiding overstep. Host Ben Whitelaw explores whether the two can co-exist and, if so, at what cost.

    Featuring:
    • Alex Holmes, Deputy CEO, Diana Award
    • Henry Platten, CEO of GoBubble
    • Marija Manojlovic, Director, Safe Online Investment Portfolio, End Violence against Children
    Brought to you by the Safety Tech Innovation Network, an independent and impartial network funded by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Nominet, and delivered by Innovate UK KTN.

    Become a member today: https://www.safetytechnetwork.org.uk/join-us/
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    30 mins
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