Disinformation and ‘fake news’: Interim Report Contents

Witnesses

The following witnesses gave evidence. Transcripts can be viewed on the inquiry publications page of the Committee’s website.

Tuesday 19 Dec 2017

Samantha Bradshaw, Oxford Internet Institute, and Professor Kalina Bontcheva, Professor of Text Analysis, the University of Sheffield

Q1–51

David Alandete, Editor, El País, Francisco de Borja Lasheras, Director, Madrid Office, European Council on Foreign Relations, and Mira Milosevich-Juaristi, Senior Fellow for Russia and Euroasia at Elcano Royal Institute and Associate Professor, History of International Relations, Instituto de Empresa, Madrid

Q52–85

Tuesday 16 January 2018

Bethan Crockett, Senior Director, Brand Safety and Digital Risk, GroupM EMEA, Eitan Jankelewitz, Partner, Sheridans, and Matt Rogerson, Head of Public Policy, Guardian News and Media

Q86–159

Tim Elkington, Chief Digital Officer, Internet Advertising Bureau, Phil Smith, Managing Director, Incorporated Society of British Advertisers, and Ben Williams, Adblock Plus

Q160–188

Tuesday 23 January 2018

Professor Stephan Lewandowsky, University of Bristol; Professor Vian Bakir, Bangor University; and Dr Caroline Tagg, the Open University

Q189–237

Dr Charles Kriel, Corsham Institute; Adam Hildreth, CEO and Founder, Crisp; and Matt Breen, Commercial Director of Media Chain (part of the Social Chain Group)

Q238–272

Thursday 8 February 2018

Juniper Downs, Global Head of Public Policy, YouTube; and Richard Gingras, Vice President of News, Google

Q273–342

Monika Bickert, Head of Global Policy Management, Facebook; and Simon Milner, Policy Director UK, Middle East and Africa, Facebook

Q343–478

Carlos Monje, Director, Public Policy and Philanthropy, US and Canada, Twitter; and Nick Pickles, Head of Public Policy and Philanthropy, UK, Twitter

Q479–568

David Carroll, Associate Professor of Media Design, The New School; Amy Mitchell, Director of Journalism Research, Pew Research Centre; Frank Sesno, Director, School of Media and Public Affairs, George Washington University; and Claire Wardle, Research Fellow, Shorenstein Centre on Media, Politics and Public Policy

Q569–600

David Chavern, President and CEO, News Media Alliance; Major Garrett, Chief White House Correspondent, CBS News; Tony Maddox, Executive VP and MD, CNN International; and Kinsey Wilson, Special Advisor to the President/CEO of the New York Times

Q601–620

Tuesday 27 February 2018

Alexander Nix, Chief Executive, Cambridge Analytica

Q621–848

Tuesday 6 March 2018

Bill Browder, founder and CEO, Hermitage Capital Management, and Edward Lucas, Senior Vice President, the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)

Q849–894

Elizabeth Denham, Commissioner, Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)

Q895–942

Wednesday 14 March 2018

Rt Hon Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Q943–1186

Wednesday 21 March 2018

Sandy Parakilas, former Facebook operations manager

Q1187–1270

Tuesday 27 March 2018

Paul-Olivier Dehaye and Christopher Wylie

Q1270–1461

Tuesday 17 April 2018

Brittany Kaiser, former Director of Program Development, Cambridge Analytica

Q1462–1769

Tuesday 24 Apr 2018

Dr Aleksandr Kogan, Senior Research Associate, Department of Psychology, Cambridge University

Q1769–2086

Thursday 26 April 2018

Mike Schroepfer, Chief Technical Officer, Facebook

Q2087–2500

Wednesday 2 May 2018

Chris Vickery, Director, Cyber Risk Research, UpGuard

Q2501–2616

Tuesday 15 May 2018

Claire Bassett, Chief Executive, Electoral Commission, Louise Edwards, Head of Regulations, Electoral Commission, and Bob Posner, Director of Political Finance and Regulation and Legal Counsel, Electoral Commission

Q2617–2760

Wednesday 16 May 2018

Jeff Silvester, Chief Operating Officer, AggregateIQ

Q2761–3145

Tuesday 22 May 2018

Tristan Harris, Co-founder and Executive Director, Center for Humane Technology

Q3146–3190

Wednesday 6 June 2018

Alexander Nix, former CEO, Cambridge Analytica

Q3191–3480

Tuesday 12 June 2018

Arron Banks, co-founder of Leave.EU, and Andy Wigmore, Director of Communications, Leave.EU

Q3481–3780





Published: 29 July 2018