Audrey Lobo-Pulo

The balance of power over knowledge about citizens has undoubtedly shifted from government to business. It’s now private organisations such as Google, Facebook, and Amazon, and not governments, who hold the lion’s share of information on private people. Audrey Lobo-Pulo discusses the policy implications of this 21st century reality.

Despite the sheer scalability, connectivity, and use as highways for political messaging and public debate, most social media platforms were not designed with the purpose of engagement on policy issues . The repercussions for governments are not to be taken lightly. So, where do governments begin? Audrey Lobo-Pulo shows the way.