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How Social Media Intensifies U.S. Polarization- and What Can Be Done About It | Tech Policy Press
by Justin Hendrix
6 days ago
As a House select committee investigates the causes of the January 6 Capitol insurrection, requesting a variety of data from…
Platforms Not Required to Amplify Officials’ Harmful Speech, Argues Institute’s Litigation Director | Knight First Amendment Institute
by Bilal Choudhry
7 days ago
Social media platforms should allow public access to harmful speech by politicians and government officials, but should refrain from amplifying…
Biden’s baffling FCC delay could give Republicans a 2-1 FCC majority | Ars Technica
by Jon Brodkin
7 days ago
President Joe Biden's failure to nominate a fifth Federal Communications Commission member has forced Democrats to work with a 2-2…
Facebook sent flawed data to misinformation researchers | The New York Times
by Davey Alba
September 13, 2021
More than three years ago, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook trumpeted a plan to share data with researchers about how people interacted with…
Opinion: Americans may have thought the 2020 election was over. Yet the conspiracy theories are accelerating. | The Washington Post
by Editorial Board
September 9, 2021
The conspiracy theory-fueled “audit” of Arizona’s ballots was supposed to end in May, then by the end of August and now…
Protecting and Promoting AI Innovation: Patent Eligibility Reform as an Imperative for National Security and Innovation | Berkman Klein Center
September 8, 2021
This event is part of a three-part symposium on Security, Privacy, and Innovation: Reshaping Law for the AI Era. The…
Constitutional Values and the Rule of Law in the AI Era: Confronting a Changing Threat Landscape | Berkman Klein Center
September 8, 2021
This event is part of a three-part symposium on Security, Privacy, and Innovation: Reshaping Law for the AI Era. The…
Responding to AI Enabled Surveillance and Digital Authoritarianism | Berkman Klein Center
September 8, 2021
This event is part of a three-part symposium on Security, Privacy, and Innovation: Reshaping Law for the AI Era. The…
The Taliban are showing us the dangers of personal data falling into the wrong hands | The Guardian
by Emerys Schoemaker
September 8, 2021
The Taliban have openly talked about using US-made digital identity technology to hunt down Afghans who have worked with the…