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What do the EU’s Digital Omnibus proposals mean for researchers and their libraries? Stephen Wyber lays out what’s promising, what’s uncertain, and what should concern the research community.
What the EU’s Digital Omnibus Means for Researchers | TechPolicy.Press
Stephen Wyber explores the impact of Europe's digital omnibus proposals on the research sector.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
What do the EU’s Digital Omnibus proposals mean for researchers and their libraries? Stephen Wyber lays out what’s promising, what’s uncertain, and what should concern the research community.
AI giants are crowding into India as the government readies the AI Impact Summit, aiming to move from a deployment hub to a true power centre in the global AI ecosystem, Varsha Bansal reports for Tech Policy Press.
Why Are AI Giants Betting On India? | TechPolicy.Press
AI giants double down on India as the government gears up for the AI Impact Summit to position itself as a global AI leader, reports Varsha Bansal.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
AI giants are crowding into India as the government readies the AI Impact Summit, aiming to move from a deployment hub to a true power centre in the global AI ecosystem, Varsha Bansal reports for Tech Policy Press.
Somewhere along the way, equity became a four-letter word in Washington politics, writes Adeyinka Ogunlegan from the National Urban League. But the truth is simpler and more urgent, she says: equity is not a slur; it is a strategy.
Equity Isn’t a Four-Letter Word. It’s a Strategy for Investing in the US’s Digital Future | TechPolicy.Press
Equity should not be treated as a four-letter word in Washington, but rather as a digital strategy, Adeyinka Ogunlegan writes.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Somewhere along the way, equity became a four-letter word in Washington politics, writes Adeyinka Ogunlegan from the National Urban League. But the truth is simpler and more urgent, she says: equity is not a slur; it is a strategy.
What do the EU’s Digital Omnibus proposals mean for researchers and their libraries? Stephen Wyber lays out what’s promising, what’s uncertain, and what should concern the research community.
What the EU’s Digital Omnibus Means for Researchers | TechPolicy.Press
Stephen Wyber explores the impact of Europe's digital omnibus proposals on the research sector.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
What do the EU’s Digital Omnibus proposals mean for researchers and their libraries? Stephen Wyber lays out what’s promising, what’s uncertain, and what should concern the research community.
Trump's OSTP recently requested information from the public about regulations that might hinder the adoption of AI. With growing concern about its unregulated deployment, this is precisely the wrong question, write CAIDP's Ankit Khosla, Alice Fisher and Christabel Randolph.
OSTP’s Misguided Effort to Deregulate AI | TechPolicy.Press
With growing concern about unregulated AI, OSTP is asking precisely the wrong questions, Ankit Khosla, Alice Fisher and Christabel Randolph write.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Trump's OSTP recently requested information from the public about regulations that might hinder the adoption of AI. With growing concern about its unregulated deployment, this is precisely the wrong question, write CAIDP's Ankit Khosla, Alice Fisher and Christabel Randolph.
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Honored to have the opportunity to join my brilliant coauthor @daniellecitron.bsky.social on the @techpolicypress.bsky.social podcast to talk about trust and safety and legal endogeneity. Thanks @dwj88.bsky.social !
A podcast in which @daniellecitron.bsky.social, @ariezra.bsky.social, @jeffallen.bsky.social and I discuss the state of online trust and safety. For @techpolicypress.bsky.social
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Considering Trust and Safety's Past, Present, and Future | TechPolicy.Press
Dean Jackson discusses the field's future with law professors Danielle Keats Citron and Ari Ezra Waldman and Jeff Allen from the Integrity Institute.
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December 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Honored to have the opportunity to join my brilliant coauthor @daniellecitron.bsky.social on the @techpolicypress.bsky.social podcast to talk about trust and safety and legal endogeneity. Thanks @dwj88.bsky.social !
On this episode of the Tech Policy Press podcast, contributing editor Dean Jackson discusses the evolution of trust and safety with law scholars Danielle Keats Citron and Ari Ezra Waldman and Jeff Allen, chief research officer at the Integrity Institute. Listen:
Considering Trust and Safety's Past, Present, and Future | TechPolicy.Press
Dean Jackson discusses the field's future with law professors Danielle Keats Citron and Ari Ezra Waldman and Jeff Allen from the Integrity Institute.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
On this episode of the Tech Policy Press podcast, contributing editor Dean Jackson discusses the evolution of trust and safety with law scholars Danielle Keats Citron and Ari Ezra Waldman and Jeff Allen, chief research officer at the Integrity Institute. Listen:
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Considering Trust and Safety's Past, Present, and Future | TechPolicy.Press
Dean Jackson discusses the field's future with law professors Danielle Keats Citron and Ari Ezra Waldman and Jeff Allen from the Integrity Institute.
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November 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A podcast in which @daniellecitron.bsky.social, @ariezra.bsky.social, @jeffallen.bsky.social and I discuss the state of online trust and safety. For @techpolicypress.bsky.social
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An excellent and important @techpolicypress.bsky.social conversation on content moderation and the evolution of trust and safety with two of my favorite people, @daniellecitron.bsky.social and @ariezra.bsky.social. Highly recommended:
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November 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
An excellent and important @techpolicypress.bsky.social conversation on content moderation and the evolution of trust and safety with two of my favorite people, @daniellecitron.bsky.social and @ariezra.bsky.social. Highly recommended:
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As cloud outages rise, dependence on the concentrated market that provides these services creates systemic fragility, argues Rhea Siers. It’s time for institutions to rethink these digital dependencies and build resilience through accountability, transparency, and an honest assessment of the risk.
How Better Governance Can Mitigate Future Digital Outages | TechPolicy.Press
Rhea Siers examines the risks of concentration in cloud services, and approaches to governance and resilience.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
As cloud outages rise, dependence on the concentrated market that provides these services creates systemic fragility, argues Rhea Siers. It’s time for institutions to rethink these digital dependencies and build resilience through accountability, transparency, and an honest assessment of the risk.
An emerging global consensus says online harms are the predictable outcomes of platforms designed for attention, engagement, and data extraction, writes Lena Slachmuijlder, author of a new guide to “Prosocial Tech Design Regulation.”
How to Rethink Regulation with Prosocial Design | TechPolicy.Press
An emerging global consensus says online harms are the outcomes of platforms designed for attention, engagement, and data extraction, writes Lena Slachmuijlder.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
An emerging global consensus says online harms are the predictable outcomes of platforms designed for attention, engagement, and data extraction, writes Lena Slachmuijlder, author of a new guide to “Prosocial Tech Design Regulation.”
When the Trump administration demanded ICEBlock’s removal, Apple complied—no rival app stores, just one gatekeeper’s decision, explains Meher Sethi. The takedown exposed how easily government pressure can travel through Apple and Google’s app-store duopoly and the risk it poses to democracy.
No Kings, No Monopolies: How App Store Gatekeepers Enable Authoritarianism | TechPolicy.Press
Meher Sethi discusses how the app-store duopoly enables government pressure, including censorship of apps like ICEBlock, and poses growing risks to democracy.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
When the Trump administration demanded ICEBlock’s removal, Apple complied—no rival app stores, just one gatekeeper’s decision, explains Meher Sethi. The takedown exposed how easily government pressure can travel through Apple and Google’s app-store duopoly and the risk it poses to democracy.
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Mark MacCarthy says there is little doubt that the AI investment boom is a bubble. The real questions, he says, are when will the bubble burst, how severe will the consequences be, and what should policymakers do now to prepare for the inevitable downturn.
Policymakers Have to Prepare Now for When the AI Bubble Bursts | TechPolicy.Press
Mark MacCarthy says the fear of making a mistake in industrial policy should not paralyze policymakers.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Mark MacCarthy says there is little doubt that the AI investment boom is a bubble. The real questions, he says, are when will the bubble burst, how severe will the consequences be, and what should policymakers do now to prepare for the inevitable downturn.
Mark MacCarthy says there is little doubt that the AI investment boom is a bubble. The real questions, he says, are when will the bubble burst, how severe will the consequences be, and what should policymakers do now to prepare for the inevitable downturn.
Policymakers Have to Prepare Now for When the AI Bubble Bursts | TechPolicy.Press
Mark MacCarthy says the fear of making a mistake in industrial policy should not paralyze policymakers.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Mark MacCarthy says there is little doubt that the AI investment boom is a bubble. The real questions, he says, are when will the bubble burst, how severe will the consequences be, and what should policymakers do now to prepare for the inevitable downturn.
As Gulf countries push to become AI powerhouses, weak regulatory guardrails and state-led control risk reinforcing authoritarian governance and undermining fundamental rights, writes Dima M. Toukan.
The Gulf’s AI Rise and the Risk of Entrenching Authoritarianism | TechPolicy.Press
Gulf AI ambitions are rising fast, but weak regulation and massive state control risk deepening authoritarian rule and eroding rights, writes Dima M. Toukan.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
As Gulf countries push to become AI powerhouses, weak regulatory guardrails and state-led control risk reinforcing authoritarian governance and undermining fundamental rights, writes Dima M. Toukan.
NY’s new law requires companies to disclose when algorithms set prices. Though it doesn’t stop surveillance pricing, its real power may be giving researchers and watchdogs new ways to investigate algorithmic harms, argues Stephanie T. Nguyen, Fmr. Chief Technologist at the Federal Trade Commission.
How to Test New York’s Algorithmic Pricing Law | TechPolicy.Press
New York’s ADPA exposes algorithmic pricing. Stephanie T. Nguyen discusses how these disclosures could reveal fairness issues and potential consumer impacts.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
NY’s new law requires companies to disclose when algorithms set prices. Though it doesn’t stop surveillance pricing, its real power may be giving researchers and watchdogs new ways to investigate algorithmic harms, argues Stephanie T. Nguyen, Fmr. Chief Technologist at the Federal Trade Commission.
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Composable Moderation decentralizes rule-setting, reducing pressure on any single platform and limiting attempts to “work the refs.” www.techpolicy.press/composable-m...
Composable Moderation decentralizes rule-setting, reducing pressure on any single platform and limiting attempts to “work the refs.” www.techpolicy.press/composable-m...
'Composable Moderation' May Protect Bluesky from Political Pressure | TechPolicy.Press
Shifting enforcement away from a single platform and into a distributed ecosystem should blunt interference by authoritarians, writes Audrey Hingle.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Composable Moderation decentralizes rule-setting, reducing pressure on any single platform and limiting attempts to “work the refs.” www.techpolicy.press/composable-m...
Composable Moderation decentralizes rule-setting, reducing pressure on any single platform and limiting attempts to “work the refs.” www.techpolicy.press/composable-m...
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Super important & relevant piece. I don't think we know what conflicting moderation schemes over a single decentralized content stream really look like yet!
Shifting enforcement away from a single platform and into a distributed ecosystem should blunt interference by authoritarians, writes Audrey Hingle.
'Composable Moderation' May Protect Bluesky from Political Pressure | TechPolicy.Press
Shifting enforcement away from a single platform and into a distributed ecosystem should blunt interference by authoritarians, writes Audrey Hingle.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Super important & relevant piece. I don't think we know what conflicting moderation schemes over a single decentralized content stream really look like yet!
Shifting enforcement away from a single platform and into a distributed ecosystem should blunt interference by authoritarians, writes Audrey Hingle.
'Composable Moderation' May Protect Bluesky from Political Pressure | TechPolicy.Press
Shifting enforcement away from a single platform and into a distributed ecosystem should blunt interference by authoritarians, writes Audrey Hingle.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Shifting enforcement away from a single platform and into a distributed ecosystem should blunt interference by authoritarians, writes Audrey Hingle.
Amid headline after headline about the possibility of a a bubble, Tech Policy Press contributing editor Amber Sinha considers the broad assumptions that underlie the astronomical investments in AI and the outcomes promised to entice them.
Examining the Technical Critique That May Pop the AI Bubble | TechPolicy.Press
Tech Policy Press contributing editor Amber Sinha considers the technical assumptions that underlie the astronomical investments in AI.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Amid headline after headline about the possibility of a a bubble, Tech Policy Press contributing editor Amber Sinha considers the broad assumptions that underlie the astronomical investments in AI and the outcomes promised to entice them.
Instead of completing the digital single market and tackling the real barriers to growth, Brussels opted for a Digital Omnibus that will, at best, deliver only marginal gains to long-term competitiveness, argues Tech Policy Press contributing editor Mark Scott.
What the European Commission and Civil Society Both Get Wrong on the Digital Omnibus | TechPolicy.Press
Through its Digital Omnibus, Brussels wants to tweak digital regulation that will only have a marginal benefit to the bloc’s competitiveness, writes Mark Scott.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Instead of completing the digital single market and tackling the real barriers to growth, Brussels opted for a Digital Omnibus that will, at best, deliver only marginal gains to long-term competitiveness, argues Tech Policy Press contributing editor Mark Scott.
The European Commission unveiled its plan to overhaul how the EU enforces key tech regulations as part of a ‘Digital Omnibus.’ What is it trying to achieve? Tech Policy Press associate editor Ramsha Jahangir spoke to AI Now Institute's Leevi Saari and Ada Lovelace Institute's Julia Smakman.
What Is Europe Trying to Achieve With Its Omnibus and Sovereignty Push? | TechPolicy.Press
Tech Policy Press associate editor Ramsha Jahangir spoke to Leevi Saari from the AI Now Institute and Julia Smakman from the Ada Lovelace Institute.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The European Commission unveiled its plan to overhaul how the EU enforces key tech regulations as part of a ‘Digital Omnibus.’ What is it trying to achieve? Tech Policy Press associate editor Ramsha Jahangir spoke to AI Now Institute's Leevi Saari and Ada Lovelace Institute's Julia Smakman.
Germany has the most data centres in Europe — but the boom is pushing its energy grid to breaking point. In hotspots like Frankfurt, power is already maxed out, reports Sarah-Indra Jungblut. Read our new investigation with AlgorithmWatch!
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November 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Germany has the most data centres in Europe — but the boom is pushing its energy grid to breaking point. In hotspots like Frankfurt, power is already maxed out, reports Sarah-Indra Jungblut. Read our new investigation with AlgorithmWatch!
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NY’s new law requires companies to disclose when algorithms set prices. Though it doesn’t stop surveillance pricing, its real power may be giving researchers and watchdogs new ways to investigate algorithmic harms, argues Stephanie T. Nguyen, Fmr. Chief Technologist at the Federal Trade Commission.
How to Test New York’s Algorithmic Pricing Law | TechPolicy.Press
New York’s ADPA exposes algorithmic pricing. Stephanie T. Nguyen discusses how these disclosures could reveal fairness issues and potential consumer impacts.
www.techpolicy.press
November 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
NY’s new law requires companies to disclose when algorithms set prices. Though it doesn’t stop surveillance pricing, its real power may be giving researchers and watchdogs new ways to investigate algorithmic harms, argues Stephanie T. Nguyen, Fmr. Chief Technologist at the Federal Trade Commission.
Big Tech's climate footprint is not to be underestimated, yet the topic was a mere footnote at the UN's COP30 summit in Brazil, Tech Policy Press fellow Laís Martins writes. As AI development surges, that footprint is only poised to increase.
At COP30 in Brazil, Tech’s Role in the Climate Crisis was a Footnote | TechPolicy.Press
What emerged as a mere footnote at COP30 was how technology companies are contributing to the climate crisis, Lais Martins writes.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Big Tech's climate footprint is not to be underestimated, yet the topic was a mere footnote at the UN's COP30 summit in Brazil, Tech Policy Press fellow Laís Martins writes. As AI development surges, that footprint is only poised to increase.