All articles written by Damian Collins MP on PoliticsHome.com

21 Feb Culture

MPs Call For A Crackdown On "Extreme Dieting" Posts To Be Added To The Online Safety Bill

Content promoting or glamorising "extreme" diets and exercise regimes could be severely restricted on social media platforms under the government’s Online Safety Bill.

09 Feb Social affairs

MPs Call For An "Extreme Porn" Ban To Be Added To The Online Safety Bill

The chair of the Joint Select Committee on the Online Safety Bill has called for “extreme pornography” to be banned from the internet in the UK.

Record exports make advertising a great British success story

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07 Apr 2021 Culture

Record exports make advertising a great British success story

Newly released figures paint a picture of rude health for the UK’s advertising and marketing exports in 2019 – so how will the industry cope with the challenges posed by the pandemic?

22 Feb 2021 Culture

Facebook’s contempt for free press and disregard of legislative democracy should concern us all

With a united voice, we must support the Australian government in the face of this bullying from Facebook.

18 Nov 2020 Coronavirus

Anti-vaccination disinformation is harmful and must be addressed in the government’s Online Harms Bill

We need social media companies to work proactively to identify and remove harmful disinformation, including anti-vaccine conspiracy theories - not shirk this responsibility.

27 May 2020 Coronavirus

Every Conservative MP who has condemned Dominic Cummings as lockdown row escalates

A rolling list of every Conservative MP that has broken party ranks to condemn Dominic Cummings. There are widespread calls for the senior aide’s resignation after it was revealed over the weekend that he had travelled from London to Durham during the nationwide coronavirus lockdown.

28 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

China’s lies about coronavirus could be costing the world hundreds of thousands of lives

For the sake of China’s future status, it now needs to be an honest broker, and put the health of the world above internal politics and oppression.

06 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

We must do more to police the spread of fake news and disinformation about Covid-19

In response to this problem, I have launched a new service called Infotagion, enabling people to check information they see that doesn’t look right.

23 Jan 2020 Culture

With nearly four years as chair under my belt, I understand the key issues facing the DCMS committee

High speed broadband, the future of the BBC, social media and gambling regulations, and sports club governance would be my priorities as chair of the DCMS committee

30 Sep 2019 Political parties

Our electoral law is under threat in the digital age

Elections are fought online, not through the letterbox. We must act now to combat digital campaigning and safeguard our democracy, writes Damian Collins MP

09 Feb 2016 Culture

It’s time we started taking sports crime far more seriously

DCMS Select Committee member Damian Collins writes ahead of tonight's Anti-Corruption APPG event entitled 'The FIFA corruption story: what happened? and where next for world football?'.

04 Nov 2015 Economy

Radical solutions needed to solve housing crisis

Ahead of his debate on modern prefabricated housing, Damian Collins MP calls on ministers to support and encourage builders to use this technology.