platform governance

Oct

26

US midterms: the data center blame game

Digital Politics analyzed more than 33,000 Facebook ads to understand how campaigns used data centers to attack their opponents ahead of Nov 3.

Oct 26, 2026

10 min read

Oct

20

Social media's financial crime blind spot

Digital Politics' review of millions of YouTube and TikTok posts found reams of financial scam content aimed at kids that went unmoderated.

Oct 20, 2026

9 min read

Oct

12

Postcard from Vilnius: FIMI FOMO

A conference in Lithuania became the frontline in how Washington and EU capitals drastically differ on approaches toward foreign interference

Oct 12, 2026

10 min read

Oct

05

Why do politicians still use Facebook?

Ahead of the US midterm elections, I built a digital political ad daily tracker that showed how much campaigns still rely on Meta's platforms.

Oct 5, 2026

10 min read

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

28

The UK's Ministry of Truthiness

The country's prime minister doubled down on combating state-backed online attacks without linking it to existing rules for policing social media

Sep 28, 2026

11 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

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