Artificial Intelligence

Sep

30

The Digital Politics Tracker: September 2026

A monthly update on the most consequential legislative, regulatory and legal announcements within the world of digital policymaking.

Sep 30, 2026

3 min read

Sep

21

Postcard from Brussels: Will anyone think of the kids?

Europe's latest effort to keep kids safe online quickly drew support from senior politicians. But the EU Kids Act is anything but a slam dunk.

Sep 21, 2026

10 min read

Sep

07

Who wants to be a VLOP?

The European Commission has taken over responsibility for how OpenAI, Roblox and Reddit comply with the bloc's online safety rules.

Sep 7, 2026

10 min read

Aug

31

Rethinking how AI should be governed

AI oversight isn't needed just in the lab. It's required for all the AI-powered systems out in the wild and potentially causing real-world harm.

Aug 31, 2026

10 min read

Aug

24

Online child safety's odd couple

Left-wing French politicians and Big Tech lobbyists aren't typical allies. But on kids online safety, they both reached the same conclusion.

Aug 24, 2026

10 min read

Aug

10

The limits to platform governance 2.0

Enforcers worldwide want to redesign social media. But a recent lawsuit in Mexico demonstrates how that plan will be harder than many think.

Aug 10, 2026

10 min read

Aug

05

The global battle for AI, revisited

Inside the geopolitical fight to control artificial intelligence that has placed national security and economic growth above anything else.

Aug 5, 2026

11 min read

Aug

03

The global battle for AI, revisited

Inside the geopolitical fight to control artificial intelligence that has placed national security and economic growth above anything else.

Aug 3, 2026

11 min read

Jul

20

Foreign interference: fighting the last war

It's time to be honest about foreign meddling. It no longer is a top-tier threat compared to how social media algorithms can polarize society

Jul 20, 2026

10 min read

Jul

13

Platform governance: It's the design, stupid

We're entering a new phase of social media oversight where enforcers want to tinker directly with how these platforms are designed.

Jul 13, 2026

10 min read

Jul

01

Postcard from New Hampshire: The digital translation problem

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

Jul 1, 2026

10 min read

Jun

30

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.

Jun 30, 2026

9 min read