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PADFAA was enacted with the right intent but the wrong architecture. Congress must adopt five targeted amendments before enforcement begins.

Each new incident of political violence is followed by a wave of digital celebration, intimidation, and imitation. Responses remain polarized and superficial.

What played out across social media throughout Moldova's recent election exposed how easily disinformation fills the gaps between state regulation and platform indifference. 

Just Security's collection of articles analyzing the implications of AI for society, democracy, human rights, and warfare.

At the heart of Brazil’s approach to digital constitutionalism is a legal framework that treats platform governance as essential to democracy.

With increasing violent extremism and waning DOJ interest in curbing far-right extremism, a failure to address the threats posed by The Base could prove fatal.

The Oversight Board's Kolovrat decision reveals more than a dispute over a symbol—it lays bare the deep fault lines in Meta’s content moderation architecture.

The slow death of Afghan media is a tragedy not just for the many brave Afghan journalists, but for the country as a whole.

Confusion over “nihilistic violence” risks mislabeling attacks, hindering efforts to prevent mass violence by non-ideological subcultures.

Digital open source data can be ethically deployed to strengthen investigations and prosecutions on gender crimes in Iran and elsewhere.

Inaction on PADFA means that the personal information of U.S. citizens can continue to be transferred to adversarial nations without consequences.

How should we understand evolving terrorism, and what’s needed for better threat assessment? Julia Ebner discussed this with expert Katherine Keneally.