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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
15
Australia: whatever you do, don't call it a ban

Australia: whatever you do, don't call it a ban

The country's social media ban is an imperfect response to protect kids from harms that remain almost impossible to quantify on global platforms.
10 min read
Dec
08
What Europeans really think about tech

What Europeans really think about tech

It's hard to understand the Continent's digital policymaking. I polled Europeans to understand their views on everything from social media to AI.
9 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
24
A plan for next year's G20

A plan for next year's G20

The United States shows little interest in its upcoming G20 presidency. Here's what the other countries can do about technology in 2026.
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
Oct
27
A digital age of majority

A digital age of majority

Countries are converging on the idea of setting a minimum age for when children can access social media without tackling the underlying problems.
9 min read
Oct
20
The end of social media

The end of social media

Online platforms are no longer where we connect with friends and family. This shift requires a rethink of the companies' wider responsibilities.
10 min read
Oct
13
Europe brought a knife to an AI gun fight

Europe brought a knife to an AI gun fight

The bloc's failure to deal with its underlying structural missteps has set it up to lose in the global race around the emerging technology.
9 min read