Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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Emerging Tech Has a Front-Row Seat at India-Hosted UN Counterterrorism Meeting. What About Human Rights?
Hype and untested promises have accelerated deployment of artificial intelligence, biometrics, and more, in the dubious name of security.

Dawning Digital Data Access via New EU Law
The EU Digital Service Act offers hope for increased data access for researchers that can help counter disinformation.

Gendering the Legal Review of New Means and Methods of Warfare
Weapons' use and impact on civilians and combatants varies across genders - meaning States must undertake gender-sensitive reviews of new weapons.

Banning Content Platforms is Not a Solution to Hate Speech on the Internet, Even When the Platform is Meta
Governments should recognize that pulling the plug on the internet – or on an entire social media platform – is not a viable solution to the spread of hate speech or misinformation…

The Existential Threat of AI-Enhanced Disinformation Operations
As AI capabilities improve, they will become increasingly effective tools for manipulating and fooling humans - with political, social, and epistemological consequences.

NATO Must Tackle Digital Authoritarianism
NATO must prepare to shape an era of intensifying great power competition and profound technological disruption.

NATO’s 2022 Strategic Concept Must Enhance Digital Access and Capacities
NATO must take steps to strengthen its resilience against hybrid threats.

Facebook Provided Warning to FBI Before January 6, GAO Report Reveals
The GAO report's findings raise questions about statements by FBI Director Christopher Wray in previous testimony to Congress.

What Elon Musk Does Not Get about Twitter and Democracy in Africa
Deferring to local laws to determine the bounds of free speech on Twitter - and Musk has suggested doing - would jeopardize hard-won democratic freedoms in Africa.

As Congress Debates Social Media Harms, Here’s How to Make Online Consent Meaningful
"Reform the law so that companies must provide more meaningful information in their privacy notices and terms of service."

Moves To Ban Kremlin Propaganda Outlets Evoke WWII Anti-Nazi Efforts
Cross-published with Tech Policy Press Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, moves by governments and private companies to limit or ban Russian state…

Disinformation, Radicalization, and Algorithmic Amplification: What Steps Can Congress Take?
Ambassador (ret.) Karen Kornbluh proposes concrete steps to curb online extremist content - from requiring transparency to FTC enforcement actions.