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The Meta Oversight Board’s Advisory Opinion on Global Community Notes Rollout: Another Check on Platform Power?

A recent Meta Oversight Board Advisory Opinion marks a positive step in tackling misinformation and protecting digital rights on social media.
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Africa’s AI Strategies Cannot Say No

AI governance in Africa is reproducing extraction dynamics at a continental scale through the guise of development.
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AI Needs Accountability. We Can’t Rely on Companies and Governments Alone.

In a functioning democracy, citizens don’t fear who is in power because rules, not rulers, hold sway. The same principle should govern the future of AI.
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Interface Design as a Condition of Remedy in Meta’s Platform Governance

The case of Meta's platforms in India reminds us that in digital governance, rights are not only written into policy, but must be written into design.
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The Global Retreat from Content Moderation Is Endangering Free Expression: Kenya Shows Why

By abandoning proactive content moderation, platforms are accelerating a global slide toward censorship — the very outcome they claim to oppose.
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Vague by Design? The Oversight Board, Meta’s DOI Policy, and the Kolovrat Symbol Decision

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.
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When the Free Press Falters: What America Can Learn from Russia’s Descent

The unraveling of press freedom in the United States mirrors Putin's capture of the Russian media, write two experts who know both terrains.
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#War #Sponsored: Using Targeted Ads to Promote Compliance with International Humanitarian Law

As combatants sit in the trenches – scrolling, posting, taking selfies – they can be targeted with online ads that espouse the laws of war.
Cloud-based Integration and Integration Platform as a Service Concept

Enabling a Thriving Middleware Market

For middleware to flourish, policymakers must align market incentives, address regulatory barriers, and encourage platform cooperation.
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Truth and Consequences: The Post-Election Regulatory Landscape for Big Tech

After recent elections, deregulatory winds are blowing on both sides of the Atlantic when it comes to platform governance and Big Tech.
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Regulated Democracy and Regulated Speech

Lawmakers are right to worry about platforms’ power over public discourse and democracy. But legislative responses too often seek to empower the government to set new rules for…
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Regulating Social Media Platforms: Government, Speech, and the Law

Launching a new series with leading experts on regulating the information environment, co-organized by NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights and Tech Policy Press.
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