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Isadora, PhD @1sadora.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 13:54 UTC

My first ever piece is live, thanks @justinhendrix.bsky.social at @techpolicypress.bsky.social. Read it, we worked hard on a reasonable word count!

*President Biden urgently needs to rectify the institutional limits for privacy and set the US on a new trajectory when it comes to surveillance.*

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 14:55 UTC

Shashank Mohan and Sukriti urge India’s new government to prioritize clear objectives, robust consultations, and the public interest in tech policy. www.techpolicy.press/guiding-the-...

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 14:55 UTC

Mateo García Silva and Maria Fernanda Chanduvi explore content moderation policies in Latin America, comparing approaches in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico. www.techpolicy.press/a-review-of-...

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 13:07 UTC

President Biden urgently needs to rectify the institutional limits for privacy and set the US on a new trajectory when it comes to surveillance, writes Isadora Borges Monroy.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 17:56 UTC

A roundup of statements regarding the S. Ct. decision to vacate and remand the NetChoice cases examining state laws restricting social media content moderation.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 14:56 UTC

Transitioning the Christchurch Call to Action and its multistakeholder effort to address terrorist and violent content to a not-for-profit model was necessary to ensure its success for years to come, writes Rachel Wolbers.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 13:44 UTC

Check out the latest Global Digital Policy Roundup for June 2024 by Digital Policy Alert, featuring key developments in digital regulations and policies worldwide. The report covers significant updates in AI, content moderation, competition, and data governance.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 13:38 UTC

Spinning the results of recent research on its effects on politics, Meta seems to want to disarm its critics. But are the results really strong enough to counter the concerning evidence from inside the company that is in the public domain? @justinhendrix.bsky.social and Paul Barrett say no:

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 21:00 UTC

The hailstorm of AI-related lawsuits over the past nine months can make the litigation space feel chaotic and confusing. In fact, the lawsuits can be roughly sorted into two simple buckets: copyright infringement and harmful AI-driven outcomes, writes Transparency Coalition.AI's Bruce Barcott:

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 16:43 UTC

The Supreme Court sends NetChoice cases back to lower courts, asking them to consider the scope of Florida and Texas social media laws before weighing their constitutionality.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 15:56 UTC

There is a lot the US government can do to mitigate significant AI risks, even if Congress is unable to pass new legislation designed to address the current frenzy, say Rachael Klarman at Governing for Impact and Adam Conner at the Center for American Progress.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 13:03 UTC

Many governments are automating crucial tasks in the name of boosting efficiency and accuracy. Maya Recanati examines automated decision-making and AI in social services, urging transparency, accountability, and privacy to guide its use and design.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 23:51 UTC

The datafication and financialization of housing has led to the phenomenon of housing platformization, say Alexandre Petticlerc and David Eliot. That's bad for people who need homes: www.techpolicy.press/the-noxious-...

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 21:08 UTC

June US tech policy roundup! Developments in Congress, the courts, federal agencies, and beyond by Freedman Consulting's Rachel Lau & J.J. Tolentino and Tech Policy Press's Ben Lennett. Read & share:

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 13:25 UTC

The use of technologies such as biometrics and drones in refugee areas sparks a security-human rights dilemma, writes Suruchi Mazumdar.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 13:25 UTC

Tessa Brown explores how to break the cycle of algorithmic control and reclaim our online agency through “digital rewilding.”

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 15:59 UTC

A roundup of statements, both in favor and opposed to the Supreme Court’s Murthy v. Missouri decision.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 12:42 UTC

Addressing the issue of virtual protest is crucial for safeguarding human rights across Africa, writes Joris Joël Fomba Tala.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 12:40 UTC

A lack of general understanding or consensus about why privacy law matters to different stakeholders bedevils both APRA and the larger comprehensive privacy project in the US, writes @joejerome.bsky.social.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 12:39 UTC

Tech Policy Press fellow Ramsha Jahangir rounds up international efforts to harmonize social media regulations and potentially achieve coordinated enforcement across borders.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 15:03 UTC

A 6-3 ruling in Murthy v Missouri finds the plaintiffs failed to establish standing to sue, and that the Fifth Circuit erred in its assessment of the evidence.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 13:39 UTC

New York's SAFE for Kids Act targets social media addiction. What does the law do, and will it withstand scrutiny in court? @timbernard.bsky.social looks at the details:

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 12:44 UTC

The extensive collection of agricultural data is prompting concerns about the power it will endow to technology providers. Matthew Canfield explores the tensions of human rights in platform governance through the context of agrarian struggles over datafication.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 15:09 UTC

Apple’s tightly controlled ecosystem is being challenged by the DMA: Megan Kirkwood discusses the European Commission’s findings against Apple’s App Store restrictions.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 15:08 UTC

A Tech Policy Press/YouGov poll of more than a thousand US adults from June 12 to June 14 finds widespread distrust of political information on social media; and, people believe they are seeing a significant amount of AI content related to politics and elections.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 12:51 UTC

Tech companies — whether or not they are the main cause of this country’s mental health woes — are actively obstructing the search for solutions, argues the Citizens and Technology Lab at Cornell University's @natematias.bsky.social and Data & Society's Janet Haven.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 12:47 UTC

One way to keep pregnant people, those who can get pregnant, and their allies safe: protect their anonymity online, writes Aliya Bhatia.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 12:46 UTC

The EU is seeking to build its approach to the regulation of data on the idea of “trust,” but its approach to data intermediation service providers makes some questionable choices, writes Leander Stähler.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 15:37 UTC

New research from The Future of Free Speech reveals that most of the content removed from platforms like Facebook and YouTube in France, Germany, and Sweden was legally permissible.

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