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The Just Security Podcast: Disinformation and Threats Ahead of the 2024 U.S. Elections
The 2024 election is a stress test for American democracy: Are officials and social media platforms ready for a barrage of disinformation?

Two Supreme Court Cases Could Shape the Future of AI and Content Moderation
The Supreme Court’s decision in the social media cases will shape the kinds of arguments that labs can make against AI regulations.

Trump’s Lawyers Face Sanctions, Discipline, and Indictment – How Should the Legal Profession Respond?
Evidence of so many lawyers engaging in so much purported misconduct amounts to a flashing red light at the intersection of law and politics.

2024 and Beyond: Just Security’s US Election Protection Coverage
Just Security's Election Protection Series will track the challenges facing American elections as 2024 tests the strength of democracy.

On Eve of Elections, Polish Democracy is Subverted by Autocratic Media Advantage
Pro-democracy allies and organizations should call out such media capture and other tools of domestic election interference.

U.S. Senate AI Hearings Highlight Increased Need for Regulation
Emerging from the first of a planned series of listening sessions on AI on September 13, Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer reported that, during the closed-door meeting, every…

A Leading Privacy and Security Expert has Explained Why Banning TikTok is Ineffective, Unnecessary, and Counterproductive
Bruce Schneier filed a declaration in support of a Knight Institute complaint against Texas' ban on TikTok for public university employees.

Tucker Carlson, Viktor Orbán and the Anti-Democracy Playbook
Americans should pay attention to how Hungary lost its democracy, as their own leaders on the right embrace a similar course.

Landslide Victory by Guatemala’s Social Democrats Spurs Furious Backlash
The joy of Arévalo’s victory across Guatemala is now tempered by the knowledge that continued threats of violence and rogue prosecutions will continue, with the ever-present…

How Russia is Using Online Video Games to Promote the War in Ukraine
Russia's exploitation of online gaming demonstrates that virtual battlefields have a bearing on real ones.

The Meta Studies: Nuanced Findings, Corporate Spin, and Media Oversimplification
A collaboration between social scientists and Meta has been held up as a potential “new model for platform research” that may help explain the effects social media companies…

Guatemalan Election Runoff Endangered by Corrupt Authorities
A surprise finish by an opposition candidate has spurred concern that the second round of elections will be canceled or stolen.