Media

After Babel – Substack

February 2026

In a guest post for Jonathan Haidt's substack, Baroness Kidron defended the Online Safety Act, arguing it is an important step and many of the criticisms misunderstand the Act, but that there is more work to do to focus on safety by design and ensure privacy.

ITV News’ Talking Politics

August 2025

In a special episode of ITV News' Talking Politics, Baroness Kidron spoke about her parliamentary battle defending creatives in the face of copyright breaches by AI companies. She warned about the dangers of the UK Government's wider AI policy and kowtowing to the US administration and Silicon Valley.

How Do We Manage Part 2 – Podcast

July 2025

In Part 2 of her interview with Stephanie von Bismarck, Baroness Kidron discusses how digital platforms are shaping everything from childhood memory to our sense of agency, explains the dangers of algorithmic addiction and bedtime nudges, and suggests that change requires regulation, resistance, and switching off.

How Do We Manage Part 1 – Podcast

July 2025

Baroness Kidron joins Stephanie von Bismarck to unpack how technology disrupts childhood and why she left filmmaking to take on Silicon Valley. She explains why kids need more protection online, what parents are getting wrong, and how young people can help to shape the future of tech.

Iain Dale All Talk

May 2025

Baroness Kidron appeared on Iain Dale's All Talk podcast. She discussed her career's work, including her time as a filmmaker and her transition to advocating for children's rights and safety online, and called for 'tech sovereignty' to avoid serving the 'masters of Silicon Valley'.

Lord Speaker’s Corner – Podcast

April 2025

Baroness Kidron appeared on the Lord Speaker's Corner podcast and video series with Lord McFall of Alcluith. She discussed her childhood and career as a film director, her work on the Age Appropriate Design Code, and the Online Safety Bill.

Cluster F – Podcast

September 2024

Baroness Kidron explained that children deserve to be focused on and talked about within the digital policymaking space - both in their own right and because looking at children gives an insight into the broader harms to society from an unregulated online world.

Film Stories with Simon Brew – Podcast

June 2024

On Film Stories with Simon Brew, Baroness Kidron discussed her career as a director, including her Carry Greenham Home documentary and Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, and her transition to politics, including her making of the film InRealLife.

Tech Policy Press – Podcast

April 2023

Tech Policy Press editor Justin Hendrix interviewed Baroness Kidron for TPP's podcast series. Discussing online safety, she explained both the important changes achieved through The Data Protection Act 2018 and the work still to be done.

Changes with Annie MacManus

December 2022

Baroness Kidron joined Annie Macmanus on her Changes podcast to talk about the Age Appropriate Design Code, what changes to the digital world are still required, and what parents can do to help keep their children safe online.

The Tech Times – Podcast

March 2022

Appearing on the Tech Times podcast, Baroness Kidron talked about online harms to children, including the regressive effect of social media on children, the Age Appropriate Design Code, and the fallout from Frances Haugen’s whistleblowing.