Is the UK really holding Big Tech accountable—or just talking tough while tech giants run the show? In this episode, we dive into the state of tech regulation in Britain, from the Online Safety Act to the Competition and Markets Authority’s scrutiny of digital monopolies. Are these measures bold enough to protect consumers, ensure fair competition and rein in the power of global tech giants or are they too little, too late?

In this week’s Front Page Face-Off, we look at the home office’s decision to grant the police the right to release the ethnicities of their suspects and the problematic university system.

Links to articles mentioned or discussed: 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/13/disclosing-asylum-status-suspects-transparency?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/14/university-teenagers-student-debt-graduate-britain?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other 

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Nige & Maya

Timestamps:  

START 00:00

Intro: 00:18

Debate Start:  01:13

FPFO: 36:50

Leave Comments Outro: 50:57