Yours Lawfully Podcast

"We are already more dependent on US digital services, such as Microsoft and OpenAI, than we were ever dependent on Russian energy and we’ve seen the risks of that.” The most powerful empires were previously built by armies and borders. Now empires are backed by algorithms, data and cloud servers. There is a new story unfolding with every click and scroll. Data is flowing beneath our fingertips to fuel a new form of “Digital Empires”. In this episode of Yours Lawfully, Hans Diels,...

"Platforms have an obligation to take things down... but the problem is that the thing spreads so fast that the victim would constantly have to issue these notifications to take stuff down. Then there are some platforms that would just refuse." Every day, intimate images are shared without consent - stolen, or increasingly fabricated with AI. Image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) is now a major driver of sexual offending, and the law is only just catching up. In this bonus episode of Yours Lawfully...

“Our digital life feels invisible: putting data in the cloud, but it goes into a server, and every transaction has a certain CO₂ footprint. Our industry has to build more responsible infrastructure because we are hitting the limits of our Planet.” Our digital lives feel effortless, but are we aware of the infrastructure and impact behind them? From streaming and cloud storage to AI tools and automated backups, global data demand is accelerating at an extraordinary pace. But what does th...

“Not every attack is visible and not every war is declared.” In recent decades, conflict has moved beyond physical borders into the digital realm. Cyber operations now have the power to disrupt critical infrastructure, manipulate information, and cause real-world harm without a single shot being fired. In this episode of Yours Lawfully, we are joined by Dr. Elizabeth Hofberger-Pippan, who brings expert insight into how international law is adapting to this evolving landscape. From the “scale ...

“Screens are the hardest part of modern parenting, but who’s really in control?” Whether it’s calming a tantrum, filling a childcare gap, or supporting learning, screens have become an essential and often unavoidable part of childhood. But as devices take on the role of a “third caregiver,” deeper questions begin to emerge about attention, behaviour, and what it means to grow up constantly connected. In this episode of Yours Lawfully, produced by qLegal for the TMT Institute, we are joined by...