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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
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
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
Feb
09
Public security meets disinformation threats

Public security meets disinformation threats

There's a need to marry national security and online safety to effectively reduce digital threats while upholding people's fundamental rights.
9 min read
Oct
29
Looking beyond the AI hype

Looking beyond the AI hype

Amid the current craze around artificial intelligence, policymakers should not overlook the large gaps in what we understand about social media.
5 min read
Aug
04
In defense of digital political ads

In defense of digital political ads

Separate decisions from Meta and Google to close digital political ads offerings in the EU are a direct attack on free speech and transparency.
9 min read
Jul
02
The Fake News Factory

The Fake News Factory

We are entering a new era of social media where everyone lives in digital silos and the cost of spreading falsehoods is next to nothing.
10 min read
Jun
30
The Fake News Factory

The Fake News Factory

We are entering a new era of social media where everyone lives in digital silos and the cost of spreading falsehoods is next to nothing.
10 min read
Jun
09
The internal battle of digital antitrust

The internal battle of digital antitrust

Infighting between Big Tech giants has laid the groundwork for 3-to-5 years of pain under ongoing enforcement of beefed-up competition oversight.
9 min read