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Pennsylvania is a Swing-State Case Study for Data Center Politics
October 4, 2026 · 52 minPennsylvania offers a particular case study in which to consider the political battle over data centers that is playing out across the United States and beyond. A new report from Data & Society, "The AI Factory: Data Centers, Power, and…
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Why Social Media Platforms Should Adopt a 'Militant Democracy' Framework
October 4, 2026 · 35 minWhat should social media platforms do when the state itself becomes a threat to democracy? In a new paper published in the journal Information, Communication & Society, Daniel Kreiss and Lorcan Neill, both at the Hussman School of…
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Gil Durán Maps the Rise of the 'Nerd Reich'
September 27, 2026 · 1 hr 6 minOn September 23, Tech Policy Press hosted an event at Betaworks in New York City with Gil Durán, the author of The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy, the New York Times bestselling book published by Simon &…
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The 'Jenga Politics' Threatening the US Census
September 27, 2026 · 52 minIn the United States, the census touches tech policy at more points than you might realize. It's a massive data collection operation and a piece of democratic infrastructure all at once. danah boyd is the author of Data Are Made, Not…
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Matthias J. Becker on the Launch of Digital Hate Review
September 20, 2026 · 45 minThe study of how hate is expressed in digital media and its relationship to offline harassment and violence is a growing field that touches public policy, content moderation and platform policy, AI governance, and a variety of other topics…
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AI Governance Reaches Crisis Point Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit
September 13, 2026 · 1 hr 20 minAmid a frenzy of headlines about AI safety and just two weeks out from a planned meeting of US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping, Justin Hendrix moderated a discussion around the question, what does AI governance…
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Across the US, School Districts Wrestle With Classroom AI Policy
September 8, 2026 · 21 minJust ahead of the start of the new school year, districts across the United States are issuing new policies on the use of artificial intelligence applications in classrooms. Last Wednesday, New York City effectively banned most student…
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Rep. Zoe Lofgren on FISA, Surveillance and the Fourth Amendment
September 6, 2026 · 35 minTech Policy Press fellow Jake Laperruque, who is also the Deputy Director of Center for Democracy and Technology’s Security and Surveillance Project, spoke to Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) about the the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act…