Ramsha Jahangir and Justin Hendrix round up how governments outside the Western AI powers and China approached AI governance during UNGA 81.

The AMERICA Act is bipartisan legislation that gets at the heart of the problem of monopolistic digital ad tech, writes Public Knowledge's Patrick Gallaher.

Concerns about algorithms are real, but they are not the ‘bad guys’ in and of themselves, write Daniel Angus, Jean Burgess and Amanda Third.

Jenny Domino and Jen Weedon write that a human rights approach to AI risk demands a global, ecosystem-wide perspective.

Understanding AI risks requires data on how people really use AI. Oliver Marsh writes that there is already a well-established model for this: Google Trends.

Flock cameras are part of a larger problem whereby governments are deputizing private companies for surveillance, write Michael De Dora & Maria Villegas Bravo.

India has global ambitions, but has yet to answer important rights questions about its own digital systems, say Mustafa Rajkotwala and Dhruv Jadhav.

To construct effective technology regulation, we must dismantle the mythological language surrounding AI, argues Amber Sinha.

Without more checks and balances on AI companies, allegations of “psy-ops” in both the US and China will continue to cloud the waters, writes Elisabeth Siegel.

Stephan Wyber explores how the EU Digital Omnibus could define scientific research in GDPR and shape the future of research, data and copyright law.

As AI companies and their stakeholders rush into an agenda of increased transparency, Sam Wallace and Dunstan Allison-Hope encourage a more strategic approach.

A jury found that Meta—then Facebook—misled the public in statements about Cambridge Analytica and its policies on hate speech, violence and misinformation.

As Meta brings Community Notes to Latin American countries, its numbers reveal little about effectiveness, writes Stephan Mündges.

Catch up on the latest articles from Tech Policy Press from the past week.

With China's investments, Africa is not simply a spectator of global AI developments but an emerging actor in the geopolitics of AI, writes Ninsiima Melissa.

Ramsha Jahangir and Justin Hendrix round up how governments outside the Western AI powers and China approached AI governance during UNGA 81.

The AMERICA Act is bipartisan legislation that gets at the heart of the problem of monopolistic digital ad tech, writes Public Knowledge's Patrick Gallaher.

Concerns about algorithms are real, but they are not the ‘bad guys’ in and of themselves, write Daniel Angus, Jean Burgess and Amanda Third.

DHS avoids classifying AI tools as high-risk by arguing a human reviews the AI’s output. But this defense rests on a fallacy, writes Emily Froude.

With China's investments, Africa is not simply a spectator of global AI developments but an emerging actor in the geopolitics of AI, writes Ninsiima Melissa.

John Matheson says Canada's approach shifts the question from whether to keep kids off social media to whether social media can be built to deserve them.

Justin Hendrix and Alice Marwick in conversation with Gil Durán, author of the new book The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy.

Recent AI agent incidents are testing whether Europe’s AI Act can hold increasingly capable AI systems accountable, Joana Soares reports.

There are important legal considerations implicated by ICE’s use of ELITE, write Sarah Engelberg-Nolan, Emma Haberman and Nicole Brosnan.

Ramsha Jahangir and Justin Hendrix round up how governments outside the Western AI powers and China approached AI governance during UNGA 81.

Maddie Freeman says Meta’s settlement deal doesn't address the root causes of a mental health crisis she experienced due to social media.

The AMERICA Act is bipartisan legislation that gets at the heart of the problem of monopolistic digital ad tech, writes Public Knowledge's Patrick Gallaher.

Concerns about algorithms are real, but they are not the ‘bad guys’ in and of themselves, write Daniel Angus, Jean Burgess and Amanda Third.

There are important legal considerations implicated by ICE’s use of ELITE, write Sarah Engelberg-Nolan, Emma Haberman and Nicole Brosnan.

A conversation with danah boyd, author of Data Are Made, Not Found: A Story of Politics, Power, and the Civil Servants Who Saved the US Census.

Justin Hendrix and Alice Marwick in conversation with Gil Durán, author of the new book The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy.

Aahil Sheikh explores how interoperability and third-party tools could give parents and minors more control over online safety under the EU Kids Act.

Flock cameras are part of a larger problem whereby governments are deputizing private companies for surveillance, write Michael De Dora & Maria Villegas Bravo.

Understanding AI risks requires data on how people really use AI. Oliver Marsh writes that there is already a well-established model for this: Google Trends.

Jenny Domino and Jen Weedon write that a human rights approach to AI risk demands a global, ecosystem-wide perspective.

Claiming that AI will be a ‘great equalizer’ is yet another example of global powers distorting reality and disregarding African lives, says Alison Gillwald.

David Sullivan, Jonny Shipp, and Farzaneh Badiei examine the EU’s DSA dispute system and how fee structures may affect content moderation appeals.

Mark Scott and Richard Woods highlight Europe’s reliance on US funding for its Democracy Stack and call for stronger EU investment in digital sovereignty.

Jessica Galissaire unpacks how the EU KIDS Act fits with the Digital Services Act, AI Act and Digital Fairness Act, and what it means for online safety.

A conversation with danah boyd, author of Data Are Made, Not Found: A Story of Politics, Power, and the Civil Servants Who Saved the US Census.

Justin Hendrix and Alice Marwick in conversation with Gil Durán, author of the new book The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy.

The racialized, uneven consequences of these technologies often go unscrutinized, write Tsion Gurmu, Nekessa Opoti and Fatima Mohamed.

The US should make it a national priority to develop safer open-weight models, says Simon Hedlin—or they will cede the global ecosystem to China.

Every major candidate is promising sovereignty for Brazil — but what that actually means differs completely across the political spectrum, says Tatiana Dias.

Europe has DPI capabilities, but has yet to organize them into a coherent strategy for digital sovereignty, writes Nicholas Gates.

Lord Tom Watson’s new position contrasts starkly with his public views a decade ago, writes Foxglove's Martha Dark.

India has global ambitions, but has yet to answer important rights questions about its own digital systems, say Mustafa Rajkotwala and Dhruv Jadhav.

Without more checks and balances on AI companies, allegations of “psy-ops” in both the US and China will continue to cloud the waters, writes Elisabeth Siegel.

As Meta brings Community Notes to Latin American countries, its numbers reveal little about effectiveness, writes Stephan Mündges.

A robust AI dialogue must also confront the vulnerability of the undersea cables AI runs on, writes Jane Munga.