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Jul
20
Foreign interference: fighting the last war

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
10 min read
Jul
13
Platform governance: It's the design, stupid

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.
10 min read
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
15
The G6 vs United States

The G6 vs United States

When leaders of industrialized countries meet in France this week, they will be confronted by a digital divide between the US and everyone else.
10 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
May
25
Postcard from Brussels: the digital sovereignty debate

Postcard from Brussels: the digital sovereignty debate

The conversation about Europe's own tech ambitions is now more nuanced — though political demands to cut ties with the US are still strong.
10 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
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