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In a battle the United States can’t withdraw from, a coordinated campaign of truth, authenticity, and transparency is key to victory.
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The Biden administration issues a clarion call for algorithmic justice but misses some key early opportunities.
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Content moderation decisions are made throughout the internet stack. Our research suggests that almost none of the larger tech companies is transparently reporting what they are moderating and why.
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Commentators have framed new regulations on AI systems in China as part of an effort to micromanage algorithms. But this fails to address other possible rationales—and glosses over constraints inherent i...
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Cyberwarfare during the Russian invasion of Ukraine has not played out as some expected—but it has an impact with some important long-term implications.
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The chilling effects of the Treasury Department’s unprecedented sanctions against code itself are being felt well beyond the cryptocurrency community, threatening the entire open source software ecosyste...
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The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether social media companies must explain how they moderate content. To get to an answer, the justices will have to clarify the law surrounding compelled comm...
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Ukraine’s offensive cyber hacking against Russia, though perhaps for aims that the international community may agree with, is nonetheless a violation of cyber norms—which should be enforced without excep...
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Technology companies are more active than ever in trying to stop hateful individuals, organizations, and movements from exploiting their platforms, but government and public pressure to do more is growing.
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The Fifth Circuit badly overreaches in upholding Texas’s social media moderation law, making a hash of the First Amendment in the process.