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Don’t Blame Privacy for Big Tech’s Monopoly on Information
As the prospect of antitrust charges against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) looms larger, regulators should challenge the concentration of data within Big Tech…

Facebook Oversight Board Should Hear the India Hate Speech Case
The panel might be ready to start work in October, and it is not too late for it to weigh in on this. The global information environment demands it.

In the Drive to Curb Police Abuses, Rein in Their Tech Too
Local groups in a national movement are pressing for oversight of how and when law enforcement agencies use technology to monitor citizens.

New Technologies, New Problems – Troubling Surveillance Trends in America
The rapid advent of powerful digital surveillance technologies raises questions about the U.S. ability to maintain a balance between security and citizens' rights. Several troubling…

The Harm of Nuclear Weapons Tests for Peaceful Nuclear Power
Any US efforts that undermine key treaties would erode the global nonproliferation regime that advances the safety of civil nuclear technologies.

A Conversation With U.N. Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed: COVID-19 and Freedom of Belief
Editor’s Note: This piece is part of Just Security’s United Nations Special Rapporteurs on #COVID-19 series, in which mandate holders offer their views on pressing…

Ignore Trump’s Twitter Tantrum Executive Order and Address Disinformation Instead
The solution is not to give government or platforms more power to make opaque, arbitrary decisions on content, but to help users protect themselves.

How Digital Contact Tracing for COVID-19 Could Worsen Inequality
The pandemic has punctuated systemic socio-economic disparities. Don't let reopening measures make them worse.

Trump’s Executive Order Targets Twitter, Capitalizing on Right-Wing Grievance
Even if it doesn't lead to action, the threat of regulatory pressure aims to bully social media companies into continuing their hands-off approach to Trump.

The Terrorist as a “Potentially Dangerous Person”: The German Counterterrorism Regime
The attack on Berlin’s Breitscheidplatz in December 2016 was arguably Germany’s 9/11. While German anti-terrorism law previously was influenced “only” by international…

What the Pandemic Tells Us About the State of U.S. Cybersecurity
The Cyberspace Solarium Commission sees lessons on risk assessment, resilience, public-private collaboration, and more.

The Republic of Facebook
This board, for content moderation, may be part of the answer to problems of online speech and censorship. But U.N. Special Rapporteur David Kaye explains that it is only one part.