EU Takes on Big Tech

Patrick Diamond, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Queen Mary University of London

27-Mar-19 07:30

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00:15 - The European Parliament has passed a controversial set of reforms, aimed at bringing their copyright laws into the 20th century.

04:50 - After British MPs seized control of the Brexit process from embattled PM Theresa May, we spoke to Patrick Diamond, Associate Professor of Public Policy, at the Queen Mary University of London, to get insights into the Brexit options now on the table.

Presented by: Lyn Mak, Sharidz Abdullah and Julian Ng

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Tags: EU, Bigtech, copyright, brussels,

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