#dcms — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #dcms, aggregated by home.social.
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@markhburton Actually, #LisaNandy says that it's both.
Lisa Nandy and #DCMS are both going to leave Xitter.
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@markhburton Actually, #LisaNandy says that it's both.
Lisa Nandy and #DCMS are both going to leave Xitter.
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"The UK’s culture and media department will stop using X because the site “now favours abuse and misinformation over meaningful debate”."
"The culture secretary’s department is the UK’s second to quit the Elon Musk-owned platform over increasing concerns about the way it highlights and prioritises often inaccurate far-right and racist content and is used to incite violence and division."
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jul/02/lisa-nandy-culture-social-media-x-abuse-misinformation
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"The UK’s culture and media department will stop using X because the site “now favours abuse and misinformation over meaningful debate”."
"The culture secretary’s department is the UK’s second to quit the Elon Musk-owned platform over increasing concerns about the way it highlights and prioritises often inaccurate far-right and racist content and is used to incite violence and division."
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jul/02/lisa-nandy-culture-social-media-x-abuse-misinformation
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What The New UK Government’s £30M Games Funding Means For Scotland
This week’s announcement of a £30 million Games Growth Package by the UK Government marks a significant moment of recognition for the interactive sector. With the doubling of the UK Games Fund (UKGF) to £28.5 million and the introduction of grants up to £250,000, Westminster has finally acknowledged the importance (and potential) of the £8.8 billion consumer market. However, while this capital injection is a vital down payment for de-risking new intellectual property, it is not a complete strategy for the future of the Scottish supercluster.
For Scotland, this news has a deep resonance. The UK Games Fund was born in Dundee, emerging from the Dare to be Digital programme at Abertay University. It is a Scottish success story that has been exported to the rest of the UK. Yet, the physical location of the fund in Dundee does not offer an inherent advantage to Scottish studios. Without a formalised national strategy to interface with this capital, Scotland risks acting as a landlord for a UK asset rather than a primary beneficiary of its expansion.
The limitation of the DCMS package lies in its ‘industry’ focus. As Nick Poole, CEO of UKIE, noted: “Targeted support across the development pipeline will help studios start, scale and stay globally competitive.” This vision remains firmly trapped within the consumer games market, which remains hugely volatile and increasingly competitive. It focuses on the entertainment side of games, while ignoring the wider ecosystem of interactive technology. It won’t address the sectoral isolation that keeps games expertise separated from the rest of the Scottish economy.
Please don’t misunderstand. The money is hugely valuable – and very welcome. However, there are a number of challenges facing the games sector, which the funding alone cannot solve. The industry is currently facing an oversupply of graduates, a lack of entry-level positions, and ongoing global market volatility. Throwing capital at studios without providing the commercial scaffolding required to build sustainable businesses is a high-risk approach. This is why the National Games Action Plan is essential. While the UK Government funding provides the fuel, the Action Plan provides the road, and the guidebook for the journey.
Projects like the Hello World! Startup Summit have already proven that we can transform a vulnerable talent pool into a resilient wave of new founders. By providing dedicated, games-specific business support alongside funding, we ensure that studios do not just survive a grant period but scale into the kind of high-growth companies Scotland needs.
With the Scottish Parliament now in recess and the election period beginning, the next administration faces a clear challenge. The UK Government has set the pace with this Growth Package. Scotland must now build upon it. While this new funding could be used to match-fund successful Scottish UKGF applications, the most critical single action remains strategic alignment – recognition of games as a key sector for Scotland’s future, building understanding of the whole games ecosystem across government and appointing a Chief Games Officer (CGO).
A CGO would provide the accountability and leadership required to elevate games across every portfolio of the Scottish Government. This role would enable the country to engage more successfully with UK-level funding while ensuring that our £151,382 GVA-per-head productivity is leveraged across areas including healthcare, energy, fintech, data, tech and education.
The goal is to establish a £1 billion supercluster by 2030. The DCMS announcement is a very welcome boost, but it does not remove the fundamental structural issues facing the sector. To move beyond the silo and achieve true national impact, the incoming Scottish Government must implement the Games Action Plan. The capital is now on the table – it is time for the strategic delivery to begin and for games to become an integral part of Scotland’s digital future.
#DCMS #funding #games #GamesAction #GamesActionPlan #LevelUp #LondonGamesFest #scotland #ukGamesFund -
What The New UK Government’s £30M Games Funding Means For Scotland
This week’s announcement of a £30 million Games Growth Package by the UK Government marks a significant moment of recognition for the interactive sector. With the doubling of the UK Games Fund (UKGF) to £28.5 million and the introduction of grants up to £250,000, Westminster has finally acknowledged the importance (and potential) of the £8.8 billion consumer market. However, while this capital injection is a vital down payment for de-risking new intellectual property, it is not a complete strategy for the future of the Scottish supercluster.
For Scotland, this news has a deep resonance. The UK Games Fund was born in Dundee, emerging from the Dare to be Digital programme at Abertay University. It is a Scottish success story that has been exported to the rest of the UK. Yet, the physical location of the fund in Dundee does not offer an inherent advantage to Scottish studios. Without a formalised national strategy to interface with this capital, Scotland risks acting as a landlord for a UK asset rather than a primary beneficiary of its expansion.
The limitation of the DCMS package lies in its ‘industry’ focus. As Nick Poole, CEO of UKIE, noted: “Targeted support across the development pipeline will help studios start, scale and stay globally competitive.” This vision remains firmly trapped within the consumer games market, which remains hugely volatile and increasingly competitive. It focuses on the entertainment side of games, while ignoring the wider ecosystem of interactive technology. It won’t address the sectoral isolation that keeps games expertise separated from the rest of the Scottish economy.
Please don’t misunderstand. The money is hugely valuable – and very welcome. However, there are a number of challenges facing the games sector, which the funding alone cannot solve. The industry is currently facing an oversupply of graduates, a lack of entry-level positions, and ongoing global market volatility. Throwing capital at studios without providing the commercial scaffolding required to build sustainable businesses is a high-risk approach. This is why the National Games Action Plan is essential. While the UK Government funding provides the fuel, the Action Plan provides the road, and the guidebook for the journey.
Projects like the Hello World! Startup Summit have already proven that we can transform a vulnerable talent pool into a resilient wave of new founders. By providing dedicated, games-specific business support alongside funding, we ensure that studios do not just survive a grant period but scale into the kind of high-growth companies Scotland needs.
With the Scottish Parliament now in recess and the election period beginning, the next administration faces a clear challenge. The UK Government has set the pace with this Growth Package. Scotland must now build upon it. While this new funding could be used to match-fund successful Scottish UKGF applications, the most critical single action remains strategic alignment – recognition of games as a key sector for Scotland’s future, building understanding of the whole games ecosystem across government and appointing a Chief Games Officer (CGO).
A CGO would provide the accountability and leadership required to elevate games across every portfolio of the Scottish Government. This role would enable the country to engage more successfully with UK-level funding while ensuring that our £151,382 GVA-per-head productivity is leveraged across areas including healthcare, energy, fintech, data, tech and education.
The goal is to establish a £1 billion supercluster by 2030. The DCMS announcement is a very welcome boost, but it does not remove the fundamental structural issues facing the sector. To move beyond the silo and achieve true national impact, the incoming Scottish Government must implement the Games Action Plan. The capital is now on the table – it is time for the strategic delivery to begin and for games to become an integral part of Scotland’s digital future.
#DCMS #funding #games #GamesAction #GamesActionPlan #LevelUp #LondonGamesFest #scotland #ukGamesFund -
The upcoming DCMS that will be used in qr payment for BRICS participants will be decentralized and open source compared to Swift. At least on paper (see chart) it looks interesting and promising #dcms #brics #opensource #crossborder #payment #decentralized #qrpay #b2b
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I am not certain what this portends but it suggests that the separation of DCMS & DSIT a few months ago may have been considered problematic by Labour
Chris Bryant has picked up both departments and it’s like 2020 all over again?
https://twitter.com/DCMS/status/1810249978767384606
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Interesting that Lisa Nandy’s got the #DCMS brief, which suggests a continuing emphasis on #LevellingUp for #culture.
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We received a letter "On His Majesty's Service" allegedly from #DCMS asking us to take part in something called the #CommunityLifeSurvey. There's no link to a .gov.uk site to verify it.
I have found a DCMS page referencing the survey domain name, so I'm now happy it's legit. But it's damn sloppy to send this out without a way for a non-nerd to verify it's not a postal #phishing attack.
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We received a letter "On His Majesty's Service" allegedly from #DCMS asking us to take part in something called the #CommunityLifeSurvey. There's no link to a .gov.uk site to verify it.
I have found a DCMS page referencing the survey domain name, so I'm now happy it's legit. But it's damn sloppy to send this out without a way for a non-nerd to verify it's not a postal #phishing attack.
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We responded to the DCMS consultation on Analogue Community Radio Licensing, noting several flaws in the assumptions behind the consultation, and advocating for greater protections for truly community-run providers. Read a summary here:
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Hollywood to UK Govt: Investigating Pirates “Increasingly Difficult”
https://torrentfreak.com/hollywood-to-uk-govt-investigating-pirates-increasingly-difficult-231120/
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Hollywood to UK Govt: Investigating Pirates “Increasingly Difficult”
https://torrentfreak.com/hollywood-to-uk-govt-investigating-pirates-increasingly-difficult-231120/
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Mazda files false DMCA takedown notice to intimidate open source program... https://youtu.be/MirpRkmruOg?si=M5zjlPDi9RQmVVib via @YouTube
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Mazda files false DMCA takedown notice to intimidate open source program... https://youtu.be/MirpRkmruOg?si=M5zjlPDi9RQmVVib via @YouTube
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This week research from the #IPPR published by @guardian showed £15bn worth of publicly owned assets have been #SoldFromUnderYou since 2010 - while only a fraction of the £300m
#DCMS #YouthInvestmentFund and £150m #DLUHC
#CommunityOwnershipFund has been awarded to renew and rebuild community infrastructure.Don't let the buildings you love become another statistic #SaveOurSpaces #SaveJWB
https://www.fundsurfer.com/crowdfund/jacobs-wells-baths Artwork by Amy Hutchings -
This week research from the #IPPR published by @guardian showed £15bn worth of publicly owned assets have been #SoldFromUnderYou since 2010 - while only a fraction of the £300m
#DCMS #YouthInvestmentFund and £150m #DLUHC
#CommunityOwnershipFund has been awarded to renew and rebuild community infrastructure.Don't let the buildings you love become another statistic #SaveOurSpaces #SaveJWB
https://www.fundsurfer.com/crowdfund/jacobs-wells-baths Artwork by Amy Hutchings -
Russell Brand Allegations ‘Deeply Shocking’ Says U.K. Culture Secretary
#Variety #Global #News #DCMS #IndependentStandardsAuthority #LucyFrazer #RoyalTelevisionSocietyConference -
Mandatory anti-slavery declarations risk becoming ‘box-ticking exercise’, say UK MPs | Modern slavery | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/11/mandatory-anti-slavery-declarations-risk-becoming-box-ticking-exercise-say-uk-mps#AntiSlavery
#ModernSlavery
#MPs
#2015ModernSlaveryAct
#IGT
#Mining
#GamingTechnology
#GamingTech
#Metals
#ForcedLabour
#ChildLabour
#Loughton
#DCMS
#AntiSlaveryInternational
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Mandatory anti-slavery declarations risk becoming ‘box-ticking exercise’, say UK MPs | Modern slavery | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/11/mandatory-anti-slavery-declarations-risk-becoming-box-ticking-exercise-say-uk-mps#AntiSlavery
#ModernSlavery
#MPs
#2015ModernSlaveryAct
#IGT
#Mining
#GamingTechnology
#GamingTech
#Metals
#ForcedLabour
#ChildLabour
#Loughton
#DCMS
#AntiSlaveryInternational
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For those interested in the appointment of the BBC chair, here's the report: https://publicappointmentscommissioner.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-04-28-OCPA-DECISION-NOTICE-IN-RELATION-TO-THE-APPOINTMENT-OF-CHAIR-OF-THE-BBC-BOARD-MR-RICHARD-SHARP.pdf
It seems that #DCMS gave advice to Oliver Dowden, then Sec of State for DCMS that he chose not to take. -
For those interested in the appointment of the BBC chair, here's the report: https://publicappointmentscommissioner.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-04-28-OCPA-DECISION-NOTICE-IN-RELATION-TO-THE-APPOINTMENT-OF-CHAIR-OF-THE-BBC-BOARD-MR-RICHARD-SHARP.pdf
It seems that #DCMS gave advice to Oliver Dowden, then Sec of State for DCMS that he chose not to take. -
MP John Nicolson asks Ofcom:
How come Tory MPs are interviewing the Tory Chancellor on GBNews?
#Ofcom rules are clear. MPs may not present the news or conduct political interviews.
He challenged the Ofcom boss today in the Culture Select Committee- are you satisfied with the answer?
#CommonsDCMS #johnnicolson #dcms #GBNews #jeremyhunt #gtto #estherMcvey #philDavis
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MP John Nicolson asks Ofcom:
How come Tory MPs are interviewing the Tory Chancellor on GBNews?
#Ofcom rules are clear. MPs may not present the news or conduct political interviews.
He challenged the Ofcom boss today in the Culture Select Committee- are you satisfied with the answer?
#CommonsDCMS #johnnicolson #dcms #GBNews #jeremyhunt #gtto #estherMcvey #philDavis
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Nice to be so early to something you create a paradox…
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The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee has just published a letter to Michelle Donelan (Secretary of State for #DCMS) following on from the hearing last week. It is pretty critical of the #MinisterialPowers the explanation for which it described as "vague, speculative and unconvincing". This was directed mainly at cl 39 #OnlineSafetyBill but also cl 157
Other issues concerned Parliamentary oversight, risk assessments and transparency. See here
https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/33741/documents/184371/default/ -
The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee has just published a letter to Michelle Donelan (Secretary of State for #DCMS) following on from the hearing last week. It is pretty critical of the #MinisterialPowers the explanation for which it described as "vague, speculative and unconvincing". This was directed mainly at cl 39 #OnlineSafetyBill but also cl 157
Other issues concerned Parliamentary oversight, risk assessments and transparency. See here
https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/33741/documents/184371/default/ -
For fans of ParliamentTV more must view stuff tomorrow when the Commons #DCMS Select Committee are "hosting" Julia Lopez, the Minister for Media, Data, and Digital Infrastructure. The Committee intends to ask about #DataProtection and #CyberSecurity as well as support for the #DigitalEconomy. She will be supported by a couple of civil servants: Erika Lewis, Director, Cyber Security and Digital Identity; and Sam Cannicott, Deputy Director and Head of the Office for #AI
https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/5f1cd7e4-20cf-46dc-b71f-747ee79fb0ee -
For fans of ParliamentTV more must view stuff tomorrow when the Commons #DCMS Select Committee are "hosting" Julia Lopez, the Minister for Media, Data, and Digital Infrastructure. The Committee intends to ask about #DataProtection and #CyberSecurity as well as support for the #DigitalEconomy. She will be supported by a couple of civil servants: Erika Lewis, Director, Cyber Security and Digital Identity; and Sam Cannicott, Deputy Director and Head of the Office for #AI
https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/5f1cd7e4-20cf-46dc-b71f-747ee79fb0ee -
Although I don’t have much sympathy for all opinions or people within, the new @BigBrotherWatch report on UK gov’s #DCMS hiring out monitoring companies to act as #TrustedFlaggers for #disinformation/ #misinformation has important implications for #platformRegulation. Research done through #FOI and #SARs. Examples include requesting friends-only posts to be removed because apparently posting locations of testing centres would breach the GDPR… https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Ministry-of-Truth-Big-Brother-Watch-290123.pdf
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Although I don’t have much sympathy for all opinions or people within, the new @BigBrotherWatch report on UK gov’s #DCMS hiring out monitoring companies to act as #TrustedFlaggers for #disinformation/ #misinformation has important implications for #platformRegulation. Research done through #FOI and #SARs. Examples include requesting friends-only posts to be removed because apparently posting locations of testing centres would breach the GDPR… https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Ministry-of-Truth-Big-Brother-Watch-290123.pdf
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Great summary of the DCMS Sustainability of Local Journalism report here from Eliz Mizon - really interesting to read about The Bristol Cable's specific involvement and takeaways as well.
#KnowTheMedia #DCMS #ChangeTheMedia #localmedia
https://thebristolcable.org/2023/01/mps-recommend-government-funding-to-revive-local-journalism/
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Here is written ministerial statement from #DCMS explaining the changes to the amendments amending some earlier amendments to the #OnlineSafetyBill. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-01-17/hcws500
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Here is written ministerial statement from #DCMS explaining the changes to the amendments amending some earlier amendments to the #OnlineSafetyBill. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-01-17/hcws500
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I'm obviously desperately concerned that people won't have enough to do over the break (the Strictly Christmas special not being satisfying enough or something), so here's some more reading: the #DCMS guide to the #OnlineSafetyBill, which exciting publication I've only just noticed - published 5 days ago:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/a-guide-to-the-online-safety-bill
Interesting to see how they are describing it post-tweak. -
I'm obviously desperately concerned that people won't have enough to do over the break (the Strictly Christmas special not being satisfying enough or something), so here's some more reading: the #DCMS guide to the #OnlineSafetyBill, which exciting publication I've only just noticed - published 5 days ago:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/a-guide-to-the-online-safety-bill
Interesting to see how they are describing it post-tweak. -
Also this in the Daily Telegraph about an open letter from Secretary of State for #DCMS
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/12/15/onus-child-safety-online-will-tech-firms-not-parents-culture/
and here's the letter:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/michelle-donelan-writes-to-parents-setting-out-how-the-online-safety-bill-will-keep-children-safe/read-the-secretary-of-states-open-letter-to-parents-carers-and-guardians -
Also this in the Daily Telegraph about an open letter from Secretary of State for #DCMS
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/12/15/onus-child-safety-online-will-tech-firms-not-parents-culture/
and here's the letter:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/michelle-donelan-writes-to-parents-setting-out-how-the-online-safety-bill-will-keep-children-safe/read-the-secretary-of-states-open-letter-to-parents-carers-and-guardians -
Heads up for anyone interested: the DCMS committee on institutional racism in cricket will start shortly, and can be watched at https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/095857a8-5c8d-43ff-ab19-f0a72756c431
Well, it should've started a few minutes ago, but you know how these things go.
I'm sure it'll be available to watch afterwards, although I don't know exactly where.
#cricket #racism #InstitutionalRacism #politics #DCMS #Parliament
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Further #OnlineSafetyBill WMS laid last night by #DCMS setting out likely next steps re the recommittal of the new clauses to the Public Bill Committee and tabling the "indicative drafting" of amendments that the Committee will scrutinise, after Report stage on the original Bill completes.
Pretty bullish statement of intent, given where we are in this five-year long process: "These amendments are substantively final & the policies that they reflect will not change". 😬
https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2022-11-30/hcws403
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Further #OnlineSafetyBill WMS laid last night by #DCMS setting out likely next steps re the recommittal of the new clauses to the Public Bill Committee and tabling the "indicative drafting" of amendments that the Committee will scrutinise, after Report stage on the original Bill completes.
Pretty bullish statement of intent, given where we are in this five-year long process: "These amendments are substantively final & the policies that they reflect will not change". 😬
https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2022-11-30/hcws403
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CW: #OnlineSafetyBill: compare and contrast
#DCMS press release this morning: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-protections-for-children-and-free-speech-added-to-internet-laws
#WrittenMinisterialStatement this lunchtime: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2022-11-29/hcws397
Latter at least sets out which amendments are coming when - a lot behind held over until the Bill is in the Lords - and confirms that the Bill will now go back to the Public Bill Committee in the Commons beforehand.
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@CatherineFlick You are probably aware of this, but just in case ... #DCMS is holding an inquiry into the 'benefits' of #NFTs and is now accepting evidence here https://committees.parliament.uk/work/7038/nonfungible-tokens-nfts-and-the-blockchain/ You should definitely let them know what you think.
