Lords Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee back to work with evidence from leading think tanks and academics

The Committee will first hear from doteveryone, Demos and the Centre for Policy Studies before a second session with academics from Oxford University, Kings College London and the University of Loughbourgh.

The first session will cover issues such as the role for regulators in policing online political content, how to deliver greater transparency in political campaigning and how technology companies can moderate content effectively to minimise harm and be encouraged to do so by government.

In the second session, questions will focus on the dangers of algorithms creating ‘echo chambers' where users only see content that confirms or strengthens their own political viewpoint, how digital platforms can be used to increase participation in politics and whether online platforms incentivise the spread of misinformation more than traditional media.

The evidence sessions will start at 10:30am on Tuesday 29 October in Committee Room 2 of the House of Lords. The witness details are:

• Alex Krasodomski-Jones, Director of the Centre for the Analysis of Social   Media, Demos
• Caroline Elsom, Senior Researcher, Centre for Policy Studies
• Rachel Coldicutt, CEO, doteveryone

The second session will start at 11:30am in Committee Room 2. Giving evidence will be:

• Professor Helen Margetts, Director of the Oxford Internet Institute, 2011-2018
• Dr Martin Moore, Director of the Centre for the Study of Media,
  Communication and Power, King's College London
• Professor Cristian Vaccari, Professor of Political Communication,
  Loughborough University