Damian Collins

Trump vs the BBC The American President makes our national broadcaster the latest target in his war on accountable media. This is why the BBC must apologise but stand firm against Trump.

Trump vs the BBC - Donald Trump has confirmed that he intends to bring a lawsuit for damages of between $1billion and $5billion against the BBC. The American President is making our national broadcaster the latest target in his war on accountable media. open.substack.com/pub/damianco...

Damian Collins OBE - Geradin Partners

I'm delighted to announce that from today I'll be working with Geradin Partners to lead their policy practice in London. They are the premier pan-European law firm for competition and digital regulation in major cases throughout the EU and the UK. www.geradinpartners.com/team/damian-...

Trump goes all in on AI The technology firms of Silicon Valley want people to make way for AI by giving up control. That couldn’t be further from the European view

You could easily have missed the White House AI summit last week, where Donald Trump set out his plan to effectively make the race to be first in AI akin to the space race in the 1960s. Read my views here in my latest article for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social www.thenewworld.co.uk/damian-colli...

We can't give AI everything for free Big tech is ripping off Britain’s creators. It can’t be allowed a license to break the law

Creators cannot enforce an opt out of their works being used to train AI unless they know it is happening. AI developers shouldn't be able to profit from that work without consent. You can read more here in my latest article for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social www.thenewworld.co.uk/damian-colli...

The literary festival bringing words back to London’s ‘Street of Ink’ Fleet Street has been synonymous with publishing since the days of Samuel Johnson. A literary festival this month hopes to build on that heritage

It's great to see our @fleetstquarter.bsky.social Festival of Words featured in @thetimess.bsky.social today. You can read the review here thetimes.com/article/0880... and book tickets at this link eventbrite.com/cc/fleet-str... - the festival dates at 14th to 17th May.

Britain must not sell out Online Safety for tariff scraps The idea that digital regulation is an attack on free speech is a myth, largely perpetuated by allies of big tech

The idea that digital regulation is an attack on free speech is a myth, largely perpetuated by allies of big tech. In @theneweuropean.bsky.social I set out why we must stand firm against attempts to use tariffs as a weapon against online safety.
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/britain-must...

As Festival Director its been a pleasure to work with @fleetstquarter.bsky.social to deliver the Fleet Street Festival of Words. It revives the spirit of Fleet Street as a place of news, ideas and stories that move people.
Read more & book tickets here www.fleetstreetquarter.co.uk/festival-of-...

A nation gripped by political horror Canadians are aghast at what has happened to their neighbours, but this presents a perfect opportunity for Britain to strengthen old ties

When the new Canadian House of Commons is elected in May, it would fantastic if The King could open the session, just as Queen Elizabeth II did in 1957 & 1977; symbolising our close bonds & reminding Donald Trump who Canada's Head of State actually is.

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What happened at the AI summit in Paris? The debate over the future of the new technology was between the US and EU. The danger for Britain is that we begin to look irrelevant

J.D. Vance is wrong about free speech & tech regulation. One of the biggest dangers we face is the weaponisation of social media to flood the zone with lies & intimidation, in spaces where no-one is responsible. Also my column here on the Paris AI summit. www.theneweuropean.co.uk/damian-colli...

I’m delighted to be working with the Fleet Street Quarter to create and launch the new Fleet Street Festival of Words; held in London’s historic centre for news, ideas and storytelling. You can read more here -

www.fleetstreetquarter.co.uk/news/festiva...

Damian Collins on the future of British Conservatives and social media Podcast Episode · The Two Matts · 02/03/2025 · 1h 12m

Great discussion this evening with Matthew D'Ancona and Matt Kelly for The Two Matts podcast. We covered alot of ground from the UK Online Safety Act, to AI, the Trump/tech bromance, the Conservative Party, and my biography of David Lloyd George.
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Not pulling any punches @damiancollins.bsky.social shares an incisive assessment of where US digital policy & regulation (or the lack of it) is likely to be heading over the next four years. A must read.

What to expect from Trump’s techbromance As Donald Trump prepares to start his second term as President, how will his new friendships with the leaders of Big Tech impact the policies of his administration

I've published a new article looking at the relationship between Donald Trump and big tech, and what that could mean for the policies of the new administration. You can read it here on my Substack damiancollins.substack.com/p/what-to-ex...

Damian Collins, Former UK Conservative Minister, Joins our Centre as a Senior Fellow — Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy DEC. 13, 2024 – We’re pleased to welcome Damian Collins, OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) – a former Conservative Party politician from the UK and a leader in digital policy – as a Sen...

I'm delighted to announce that I've joined the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy at McGill University as a Senior Fellow. I'll be working with the team there, both remotely and when possible in Canada. You can read more here www.mediatechdemocracy.com/all-work/dam...

On 23 May this year my new book will be published by Bloomsbury. It is a biography of former Prime Minister, David Lloyd George, called ‘Rivals in the Storm, how Lloyd George seized power, won the war and lost his government’ You can read more about it here amzn.eu/d/6AtHxUl