In this week’s blog, Jo explores Keir Starmer’s proposed social media ban for under-16s, questioning whether the real issue lies with young people or the platforms, politicians and influencers who profit from division and outrage.
This week Jo Phillips comments on the rise of disinformation and what the former head of MI5 thinks we we can do to stop it.
Simon Danczuk, the Chair of Downtown London discusses all things social media with Katy Howell from Immediate Future.
Riding on the back of the release of Netflix’s latest documentary Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened?, Robyn van Jaarsveldt, Social Media and Brand Manager at Downtown in Business looks at the online Influencer culture and the Fyre Fest marketing campaign that sold out a fraudulent festival in 48 hours and asks, is it not the greatest marketing campaign of our time?
