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Academic Misinformation Researchers are Still Under Attack

Researchers analyzing misinformation deserve to be defended — and the campaign to end their work threatens the right to free speech.
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Connecting the Dots: Trump’s Tightening Grip on Press Freedom

The president and his allies are leading an effort to eviscerate the free press and construct an information ecosystem favorable to his views.
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The Just Security Podcast: Diving Deeper into DeepSeek

Brianna Rosen, Lennart Heim, Keegan McBride, & Lauren Wagner discuss what DeepSeek means for national security and U.S. policy going forward.
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What DeepSeek Really Changes About AI Competition

Beyond the hype, a crucial look at the real costs of China's DeepSeek, why compute still matters, and what US policymakers should do about it.
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A Free Speech View on the “Free Speech” Executive Order

There’s a version of this executive order that might have given free-speech advocates hope that the incoming administration would investigate “jawboning”—government pressure…
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History Has Already Discredited the TikTok Ban

The TikTok ban is a reincarnation of past reactionary efforts to limit Americans from accessing media from abroad.

Durov, Musk, and Zuckerberg: Tech Oligarchs Cry Censorship and What It All Means

"It is important for the heads of social media companies to demand fair and legitimate boundaries are set. The current strategy by some of them seems more like the tale of the…
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Open Source AI: The Overlooked National Security Imperative

The AI-driven world of the future will be highly dependent on the widespread availability of open source models.
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The Supreme Court Cannot Ignore the National Security Implications of the So-Called ‘Jawboning’ Case

Former senior DOJ official Mary McCord writes about "the necessity for government officials to be able to communicate freely with social media companies about the abuses of their…
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A Conspiracy Theory Goes to the Supreme Court: How Did Murthy v Missouri Get This Far?

Murthy v Missouri may become a landmark case in which the justices are led astray on the basis of a disinformation-laden record.
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Mind the Gap: The UK is About to Set Problematic Precedents on Content Regulation

Potentially positive elements of the UK's Online Safety Bill "are overshadowed and at risk of being negated by some of the more politically-motivated, hyperbolic aspects. The House…
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