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Dec
22
What I learned about tech policy in 2025

What I learned about tech policy in 2025

From the rise of digital sovereignty to the over-hype of artificial intelligence, here are my digital policy highlights from the last 12 months.
10 min read
Dec
03
The complicated world of kids' online safety

The complicated world of kids' online safety

Efforts to protect children from online harm have become a proxy for a wider battle to impose greater oversight on social media giants worldwide.
10 min read
Dec
01
The complicated world of kids' online safety

The complicated world of kids' online safety

Efforts to protect children from online harm have become a proxy for a wider battle to impose greater oversight on social media giants worldwide.
9 min read
Nov
17
Brussels' digital power grab

Brussels' digital power grab

The European Commission is exerting increasing control over digital policymaking in ways that undermine its credibility with European citizens.
9 min read
Nov
10
Tech policy when the AI bubble bursts

Tech policy when the AI bubble bursts

Here are the major policy implications for politicians and policymakers if we're heading for a potential global AI-powered downturn.
9 min read
Sep
03
Online safety's day in court

Online safety's day in court

Upcoming court rulings may significantly overhaul efforts to impose online safety rules on some of the world's biggest companies.
11 min read
Sep
01
Online safety's day in court

Online safety's day in court

Upcoming court rulings may significantly overhaul efforts to impose online safety rules on some of the world's biggest companies.
10 min read
Jul
28
The tech-shaped hole in the transatlantic trade deal

The tech-shaped hole in the transatlantic trade deal

The EU-US agreement staved off a trade war. But it didn't address the digital parts of the transatlantic economy central to ongoing disputes.
10 min read
Jul
14
EU-US trade war: no sign of digital

EU-US trade war: no sign of digital

In the transatlantic tussle over trade, digital issues have yet to play a major role — despite tech now central to how the global economy works.
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