This week we ask: What has been the role of global tech companies during the war in Ukraine? And is better regulation needed?

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year has created Europe’s largest refugee crisis in a generation and caused major disruption to the world’s economy and energy systems. In Ukraine itself, civilian life has been transformed and, in many cases, destroyed by the conflict.

One notable dimension of the war has been the intervention of major tech companies, including Facebook, Google, and SpaceX. Through multiple rapid responses they have successfully inhibited Russia’s information warfare strategy. These steps include a targeted digital blockade of Russia and ensuring Ukraine’s internet infrastructure is protected from online and offline attacks. 

A new report published by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change analyses what the tech companies have done, explores implications for power and democracy, and makes recommendations for how states and tech companies should change their approach.

This week we are joined by one of the authors, Dr Melanie Garson. Melanie is both Cyber Policy Lead and acting director of the Internet Policy Unit at theTony Blair Institute for Global Change and Associate Professor in Conflict Resolution & International Security in the UCL Department of Political Science.

For more information and to access the transcript: https://ucl-uncovering-politics.simplecast.com/episodes/global-tech-companies-and-the-ukraine-war/transcript

Date of episode recording: 2022-11-10
Duration: 00:31:16
Language of episode: English
Presenter: Dr Emily McTernan
Guests: Dr Melanie Garson
Producer: Eleanor Kingwell-Banham

Global Tech Companies and the War in Ukraine

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