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Jun
22
How social media bans can work

How social media bans can work

There's no evidence social media bans protect kids online. But now that we're here, here are three steps to make the best of a bad situation.
9 min read
Jun
08
Sovereign AI: the timing problem

Sovereign AI: the timing problem

Washington, Brussels and Ottawa laid out competing pitches for 'sovereign AI.' None of them keep pace with what industry is already building.
10 min read
Jun
03
Digital Politics at 100: What I got wrong

Digital Politics at 100: What I got wrong

The geopolitics of digital policymaking are more confusing and fast-paced than ever. Here is what I got wrong over the last two years.
11 min read
May
18
Warning from the UK: how not to create digital policy

Warning from the UK: how not to create digital policy

The current political mess engulfing the country is a metaphor for how the UK failed to articulate a coherent, long-term digital policy strategy
9 min read
May
06
You say child safety, I say data protection

You say child safety, I say data protection

Online child safety has become the cause célèbre of digital policymaking. But it can fundamentally undermine the basic tenets of digital privacy.
10 min read
May
04
You say child safety, I say data protection

You say child safety, I say data protection

Online child safety has become the cause célèbre of digital policymaking. But it can fundamentally undermine the basic tenets of digital privacy.
10 min read
Apr
06
Hungary's election: the digital frontline

Hungary's election: the digital frontline

The April 12 vote includes lots of AI slop and covert social media ads. But the digital trickery is unlikely to affect the overall outcome.
10 min read
Mar
30
Platform governance goes to court

Platform governance goes to court

Four separate lawsuits — two in the US, two in Europe — are part of a growing shift toward litigation as a means to hold social media accountable
11 min read
Mar
30
Platform governance goes to court

Platform governance goes to court

Four separate lawsuits — two in the US, two in Europe — are part of a growing shift toward litigation as a means to hold social media accountable
11 min read
Mar
16
The era of kids social media bans is upon us

The era of kids social media bans is upon us

Countries' restrictions on children's social media use is an ill-thought out policy that won't tackle the underlying root causes of online harm.
9 min read