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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
Apr
27
The two sides of digital sovereignty

The two sides of digital sovereignty

Washington and Brussels are pursuing opposing strategies that place defense and sovereignty at the heart of their digital policymaking agenda
9 min read
Apr
13
The EU-US tech relationship is still on life support

The EU-US tech relationship is still on life support

Transatlantic ties are as strained as ever. Washington's anger toward Brussels' digital antitrust rules are what's driving the current stand-off.
9 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
23
Digital sovereignty: Hope versus reality

Digital sovereignty: Hope versus reality

People across the 27-country bloc want to break free from services provided by US tech. They are just not hopefully that strategy is realistic.
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
Mar
02
Postcard from Brussels: the digital vibe shift

Postcard from Brussels: the digital vibe shift

Europe's views on digital sovereignty, online competition and social media oversight are changing amid a generational geopolitical realignment.
9 min read
Feb
04
Tech policy is now industrial policy

Tech policy is now industrial policy

Digital policymaking is undergoing a fundamental revamp toward how technology affects the offline world — and not just what happens online.
10 min read