Jun 30, 2026 9 min read digital regulation

Postcard from New Hampshire: The digital translation problem

At a closed-door conference in New England, regulators and companies demonstrated the difficulties of implementing digital rules.

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IT'S TUESDAY, AND THIS IS DIGITAL POLITICS. I'm Mark Scott, and I have a confession: I have World Cup fever. And despite England's poor performances against Ghana and Panama, I can't help but whisper: It's coming home.

A couple of housekeeping points: Apologies for the newsletter coming to you a day early. That's down to travel, but no excuses. I'll also be on vacation next week, so there won't be a Digital Politics edition on July 6. Finally, happy early July 4th to all US readers.

— Regulators and companies are speaking past each other when it comes to the litany of new digital regulatory challenges that lie ahead.

— Europe has drunk the kool-aid on tech sovereignty. It risks putting its ambitions over the practicalities of implementing those proposals.

— Four out of every 10 Americans now use AI chatbots at work.

Let's get started:

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