Should Ofcom regulate?
The idea of regulating the internet is controversial but Derek Wyatt MP, who gave the main speech at the forum, said he is “beginning to think” it can be done. He even went on to suggest who might be responsible: the existing communications regulator, Ofcom. He acknowledged the problem of securing international cooperation, particularly in America, but suggested that it could be achieved by putting the issue to the ballot in individual states. “We can at least make a start,” he concluded.
