What you get each week
Cross-jurisdictional analysis
AI regulation, platform governance, digital sovereignty and more across the EU, United States, United Kingdom, China and beyond. Not country-by-country summaries, but analysis of the connections and tensions between states.
What’s actually happening, not what’s announced
Digital Politics looks beyond press releases to examine what governments and companies are actually doing — and where the gap between rhetoric and reality lies in digital policymaking.
One edition, about 10 minutes, every Monday
Free monthly editions for everyone. Paid weekly editions for professionals who need the full analysis. No filler. No sponsored content. Just independent analysis.
The Digital Politics Tracker
A searchable database of verified policy, enforcement and platform-governance developments across 44 jurisdictions, plus a monthly synopsis of what you may have missed.
Latest edition
Why do politicians still use Facebook to reach voters?
Ahead of the US midterm elections, I built a digital political ad daily tracker that showed how much campaigns still rely on Meta's platforms.
Explore Digital Politics
Artificial Intelligence
How AI is reshaping policy, power and the global economy.
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Platforms & Online Safety
The rules, accountability and power shaping online platforms.
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Competition & Markets
The fight over market power, competition and digital regulation.
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Democracy & Information
How technology is changing information, elections and democracy.
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Digital Power & Geopolitics
The global contest for technological power, security and influence.
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The Digital Politics Archive
Every Digital Politics edition, in one searchable archive.
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Digital Politics Reader
Free
A free monthly edition and selected access to the Digital Politics archive.
- One free Digital Politics edition each month
- Selected access to the Digital Politics archive
- Access to the five most recent Digital Politics Tracker updates
- Occasional updates on new Digital Politics research and events
Digital Politics Expert
$100
/year
Full weekly access to independent analysis of global digital policy.
- Four Digital Politics editions each month
- Ad hoc email briefings on major developments
- Full access to the Digital Politics archive and Postcards
- Access to the Digital Politics Tracker, a searchable database of digital policymaking actions worldwide
Digital Politics Insight
$250
/year
For policy professionals who want full access and direct insights.
- Everything in Digital Politics Expert
- Quarterly live Insight briefing and Q&A with Mark Scott
- A members-only opportunity to raise questions ahead of each briefing
- Founding access to Ask Digital Politics, a prompt-based research tool, upon launch
Digital Politics Institutional
$2,500
/year
Full Digital Politics access for teams and organizations.
- Up to 10 named readers
- Weekly Digital Politics editions, the archive and Postcards for the whole team
- Access to the Digital Politics Tracker for named readers
- Founding access to Ask Digital Politics, a prompt-based research tool, upon launch for named readers
- Quarterly institutional subscriber briefings
- Annual card payment or invoice on request
