In this policy brief, Dr Jufang Wang reviews China's regulation of digital media platforms against the backdrop of the party-state's concerns that the platforms' increasing power as gatekeepers of online news and information may undermine its information control.

Can the rights of individuals to make personal injury claims from pharmaceutical companies have adverse long-term consequences for society?

LSE media expert and Government adviser Damian Tambini argues that social media companies have a duty of care to protect users from harms caused by content published on their platforms, in response to the government's policy proposals in its White Paper on Online Harms.