Andrew Murray
@andrewdmurray.bsky.social
Professor of Information Technology Law at LSE. Dean-Elect of @lselaw.bsky.social (from September 2025)
Academic Member of the Amsterdam Law & Technology Institute.
“The Alexa of Cyberlaw” (2022 Student Evaluation)
Academic Member of the Amsterdam Law & Technology Institute.
“The Alexa of Cyberlaw” (2022 Student Evaluation)
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My article on the role of mutual consent justifications in agency law now out in the OJLS, available open access!
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Clarifying Mutual Consent’s Role in Agency Law
Abstract. Important cases and academic commentators have suggested that the mutual consent of principal and agent is necessary for actual authority to be c
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March 27, 2025 at 11:32 AM
My article on the role of mutual consent justifications in agency law now out in the OJLS, available open access!
academic.oup.com/ojls/article...
academic.oup.com/ojls/article...
No great surprise but it seems officially that the AI Liability Directive is now about as lively as Mr Praline's Norwegian Blue.
www.euractiv.com
February 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
No great surprise but it seems officially that the AI Liability Directive is now about as lively as Mr Praline's Norwegian Blue.
Which of these is "Silicon Valley"? (NB! This is only internet/Web technology)
February 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Which of these is "Silicon Valley"? (NB! This is only internet/Web technology)
Some of the arguments here around AI are remarkably similar to the ones around cognitive enhancers discussed by Goold & Maslen in this classic Modern Law Review paper - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
February 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Some of the arguments here around AI are remarkably similar to the ones around cognitive enhancers discussed by Goold & Maslen in this classic Modern Law Review paper - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
The AI Opportunities Action Plan is what I expect of a government chasing public sector savings and economic growth. But, I wrote last year why adopting AI in public services without guardrails was dangerous and suggested a simple set of safeguards to be adopted. ppr.lse.ac.uk/articles/10....
Automated Public Decision Making and the Need for Regulation | LSE Public Policy Review
The LSE Public Policy Review is an open-access, refereed journal which is published quarterly. Each issue is thematic and concentrates on a key topic at the heart of current debates in public policy. ...
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January 13, 2025 at 8:35 AM
The AI Opportunities Action Plan is what I expect of a government chasing public sector savings and economic growth. But, I wrote last year why adopting AI in public services without guardrails was dangerous and suggested a simple set of safeguards to be adopted. ppr.lse.ac.uk/articles/10....
But remember as the government said the "Online Safety Act makes the UK the safest place in the world to be online". We will be safe from discussions on fixed gear cycling. Really though it is LFGSS's own fault - they do have a section on "bike porn" so it clearly needed to be regulated.
London Fixed Gear and Single Speed forum is closing the day before the Online Safety Act becomes enforceable. 28 years, hundreds of thousands of users (me included), a huge part of London's cycling culture, all gone.
www.lfgss.com/conversation...
www.lfgss.com/conversation...
www.lfgss.com
December 17, 2024 at 10:20 AM
But remember as the government said the "Online Safety Act makes the UK the safest place in the world to be online". We will be safe from discussions on fixed gear cycling. Really though it is LFGSS's own fault - they do have a section on "bike porn" so it clearly needed to be regulated.
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When the Online Safety Act was proposed, @cps.org.uk and others warned about the potential chilling effects, reaching way beyond the big tech companies. Cue random cycling forum shutting down (and investors steering clear of UK...) www.lfgss.com/conversation...
December 17, 2024 at 9:17 AM
When the Online Safety Act was proposed, @cps.org.uk and others warned about the potential chilling effects, reaching way beyond the big tech companies. Cue random cycling forum shutting down (and investors steering clear of UK...) www.lfgss.com/conversation...
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And so it begins. 24950 (give or take a few) UK providers who are not big tech, do not run on algorithms, and were ignored by the legislators who rammed this through. Someone once said, if you legislate as if everyone is big tech, big tech is all you will end up with. #OnlineSafetyAct
As if 2024 didn't have enough great news, today the admin of the london fixed gear and single speed (lfgss) forum has announced they're forced to shut down by the looming online safety act, enforced by @ofcom.bsky.social . Admin doesn't have the resources to manage the new regulation so off it goes.
December 16, 2024 at 6:25 PM
And so it begins. 24950 (give or take a few) UK providers who are not big tech, do not run on algorithms, and were ignored by the legislators who rammed this through. Someone once said, if you legislate as if everyone is big tech, big tech is all you will end up with. #OnlineSafetyAct
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Fascinating interview with Anthropic’s Dario Amodei which gets into where we are on agentic AI, if we’ll run out of data to train models on, and the relationship of AI to the defence industry on.ft.com/4fYFhYe
Anthropic’s Dario Amodei: Democracies must maintain the lead in AI
Co-founder of leading AI start-up sees potential to help free states counter autocracies, as well as exploring biological complexity
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December 5, 2024 at 8:29 AM
Fascinating interview with Anthropic’s Dario Amodei which gets into where we are on agentic AI, if we’ll run out of data to train models on, and the relationship of AI to the defence industry on.ft.com/4fYFhYe
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This morning brings the first sighting of a suggestion by one of its supporters that the #OnlineSafetyAct may not be “fit for purpose”. Who’d have thought it? www.cleanuptheinternet.org.uk/post/is-ofco...
And now complain that it's not turning out how you imagined...
December 5, 2024 at 8:29 AM
This morning brings the first sighting of a suggestion by one of its supporters that the #OnlineSafetyAct may not be “fit for purpose”. Who’d have thought it? www.cleanuptheinternet.org.uk/post/is-ofco...
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Seeing as people seem to be starting to celebrate (sic) the first birthday of the #OnlineSafetyAct a day early, a short thread.🧵
October 25, 2024 at 12:01 PM
Seeing as people seem to be starting to celebrate (sic) the first birthday of the #OnlineSafetyAct a day early, a short thread.🧵
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It took a while for me to report on our work at #COP16 and how the 'LSE Model' came to be at the heart of the Cali Fund - which potentially ushers in a new era in Global Biodiversity Finance.
www.lse.ac.uk/law/news/202...
A New Era in Global Biodiversity Finance - The Cali Fund
The Cali Fund – A New Era in Global Biodiversity Finance
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December 4, 2024 at 4:11 PM
It took a while for me to report on our work at #COP16 and how the 'LSE Model' came to be at the heart of the Cali Fund - which potentially ushers in a new era in Global Biodiversity Finance.
www.lse.ac.uk/law/news/202...
We (the LSE Law School) now have a Bluesky account. Give us a follow at @lselaw.bsky.social.
December 3, 2024 at 11:20 AM
We (the LSE Law School) now have a Bluesky account. Give us a follow at @lselaw.bsky.social.
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Okay let's go! Here's a thread of key moments and takeaways from IAPP's Data Protection Congress in Brussels! (As they happen and so long as I can remember to post!) It's actually sunny in Brussels today 😲
November 20, 2024 at 9:10 AM
Okay let's go! Here's a thread of key moments and takeaways from IAPP's Data Protection Congress in Brussels! (As they happen and so long as I can remember to post!) It's actually sunny in Brussels today 😲
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My first substantive post on Bluesky! The deadline for abstracts for the Socio-Legal Studies Association annual conference (15-17 April 2025) at Liverpool Law School is *18 December*. A fantastic opportunity to share one's research
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November 19, 2024 at 4:59 PM
My first substantive post on Bluesky! The deadline for abstracts for the Socio-Legal Studies Association annual conference (15-17 April 2025) at Liverpool Law School is *18 December*. A fantastic opportunity to share one's research
slsauk.bsky.social
www.liverpool.ac.uk/law/slsa-202...
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Beyond the headline threatening a #socialmedia ban, there are some powerful messages - for tech platforms and for @ofcom.bsky.social - in this interview with #DSIT Secretary of State. 👏 #OnlineSafetyAct
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11...
Social media ban for under-16s on table if tech giants fail to protect children
Technology Secretary gives Ofcom backing to fine firms and jail bosses who persistently breach duty of care to children
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November 20, 2024 at 6:09 AM
Beyond the headline threatening a #socialmedia ban, there are some powerful messages - for tech platforms and for @ofcom.bsky.social - in this interview with #DSIT Secretary of State. 👏 #OnlineSafetyAct
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11...
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NEW: MPs to probe links between social media algorithms and spread of harmful content
The science, innovation and technology committee will consider the role of false claims, spread via profit-driven social media algorithms, in triggering the recent riots
Story 👇
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The science, innovation and technology committee will consider the role of false claims, spread via profit-driven social media algorithms, in triggering the recent riots
Story 👇
www.politics.co.uk/news/2024/11...
MPs to investigate links between social media algorithms and spread of harmful, false content - Politics.co.uk
Disorder erupted onto England’s streets in July following the spread of misinformation about the fatal stabbing of three young girls.
www.politics.co.uk
November 20, 2024 at 7:13 AM
NEW: MPs to probe links between social media algorithms and spread of harmful content
The science, innovation and technology committee will consider the role of false claims, spread via profit-driven social media algorithms, in triggering the recent riots
Story 👇
www.politics.co.uk/news/2024/11...
The science, innovation and technology committee will consider the role of false claims, spread via profit-driven social media algorithms, in triggering the recent riots
Story 👇
www.politics.co.uk/news/2024/11...
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At Knight, we’ve been closely watching the shift in how Americans get information. The latest Pew-Knight Initiative report reveals that almost 1 in 5 adults regularly get news from news influencers on social media. Swipe for key 🗝️ findings and read more here: kf.org/3CrnwlB
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November 19, 2024 at 8:37 PM
At Knight, we’ve been closely watching the shift in how Americans get information. The latest Pew-Knight Initiative report reveals that almost 1 in 5 adults regularly get news from news influencers on social media. Swipe for key 🗝️ findings and read more here: kf.org/3CrnwlB
@pewresearch.org
@pewresearch.org
With several government ministers at the time of the initial candidate search pushing for a manifesto commitment that the Conservative party would withdraw from the ECHR it is unsurprising that people didn't put themselves forward. Hopefully a the new government will produce better candidates.
UK competition for ECtHR Judge is being rerun – not enough candidates of sufficient quality! I applaud the emphasis on “ability to master unfamiliar areas of law“: the Court needs first-rate, impartial judges more than it does human rights activists. judicialappointments.gov.uk/applications...
Applications for UK judge to the European Court of Human Rights - Judicial Appointments Commission
An application process will open shortly for a re-run of the national selection exercise for the role of European Court of Human Rights Judge elected in respect of the United Kingdom (‘ECtHR UK’). Fur...
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November 19, 2024 at 1:18 PM
With several government ministers at the time of the initial candidate search pushing for a manifesto commitment that the Conservative party would withdraw from the ECHR it is unsurprising that people didn't put themselves forward. Hopefully a the new government will produce better candidates.
Some things that have taken place since I last updated everyone...No.5 (the last for now).
I have been elected by my colleagues (to whom I am grateful) to be the Dean of the LSE Law School from 1 September 2025. I will take over from David Kershaw who will leave incredibly large shoes to fill.
I have been elected by my colleagues (to whom I am grateful) to be the Dean of the LSE Law School from 1 September 2025. I will take over from David Kershaw who will leave incredibly large shoes to fill.
November 18, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Some things that have taken place since I last updated everyone...No.5 (the last for now).
I have been elected by my colleagues (to whom I am grateful) to be the Dean of the LSE Law School from 1 September 2025. I will take over from David Kershaw who will leave incredibly large shoes to fill.
I have been elected by my colleagues (to whom I am grateful) to be the Dean of the LSE Law School from 1 September 2025. I will take over from David Kershaw who will leave incredibly large shoes to fill.
Some things that have taken place since I last updated everyone...No.4.
Also a great inaugural lecture on "Truth as a constitutional value: liberal constitutionalism, private capital and media regulation" from Tarun Khaitan.
Also a great inaugural lecture on "Truth as a constitutional value: liberal constitutionalism, private capital and media regulation" from Tarun Khaitan.
Truth as a constitutional value | LSE Event
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November 18, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Some things that have taken place since I last updated everyone...No.4.
Also a great inaugural lecture on "Truth as a constitutional value: liberal constitutionalism, private capital and media regulation" from Tarun Khaitan.
Also a great inaugural lecture on "Truth as a constitutional value: liberal constitutionalism, private capital and media regulation" from Tarun Khaitan.
Some things that have taken place since I last updated everyone...No.3.
Two interesting events on AI and Democracy were hosted by the LSE. The first was a talk by @lessig.bsky.social on "What AI is doing to America's democracy"
Two interesting events on AI and Democracy were hosted by the LSE. The first was a talk by @lessig.bsky.social on "What AI is doing to America's democracy"
What AI is doing to America's democracy | LSE Event
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November 18, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Some things that have taken place since I last updated everyone...No.3.
Two interesting events on AI and Democracy were hosted by the LSE. The first was a talk by @lessig.bsky.social on "What AI is doing to America's democracy"
Two interesting events on AI and Democracy were hosted by the LSE. The first was a talk by @lessig.bsky.social on "What AI is doing to America's democracy"
Some things that have taken place since I last updated everyone...No.2.
I took part in the launch event for the @lsepress.bsky.social Public Policy review Special Issue where I spoke alongside Ken Benoit, Dori Sallai, Chloe Smith and Helen Margetts.
I took part in the launch event for the @lsepress.bsky.social Public Policy review Special Issue where I spoke alongside Ken Benoit, Dori Sallai, Chloe Smith and Helen Margetts.
AI in public policy: opportunities and challenges | LSE Event
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November 18, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Some things that have taken place since I last updated everyone...No.2.
I took part in the launch event for the @lsepress.bsky.social Public Policy review Special Issue where I spoke alongside Ken Benoit, Dori Sallai, Chloe Smith and Helen Margetts.
I took part in the launch event for the @lsepress.bsky.social Public Policy review Special Issue where I spoke alongside Ken Benoit, Dori Sallai, Chloe Smith and Helen Margetts.
Some things that have taken place since I last updated everyone...No.1.
I have published a paper in the @lsepress.bsky.social Public Policy Review on Automated Public Decision Making and the Need for Regulation.
I have published a paper in the @lsepress.bsky.social Public Policy Review on Automated Public Decision Making and the Need for Regulation.
Automated Public Decision Making and the Need for Regulation | LSE Public Policy Review
The LSE Public Policy Review is an open-access, refereed journal which is published quarterly. Each issue is thematic and concentrates on a key topic at the heart of current debates in public policy. ...
ppr.lse.ac.uk
November 18, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Some things that have taken place since I last updated everyone...No.1.
I have published a paper in the @lsepress.bsky.social Public Policy Review on Automated Public Decision Making and the Need for Regulation.
I have published a paper in the @lsepress.bsky.social Public Policy Review on Automated Public Decision Making and the Need for Regulation.
Job Posting: One week to go. You can apply for our Assistant Professorship in Law (Data, AI and/or Technology Law) until midnight on the 24th of November. Full details at: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Assistant Professor in Law (Data, AI and/or Technology Law)
Assistant Professor in Law (Data, AI and/or Technology Law),
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November 18, 2024 at 8:35 AM
Job Posting: One week to go. You can apply for our Assistant Professorship in Law (Data, AI and/or Technology Law) until midnight on the 24th of November. Full details at: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...