The Grok app on an iPhone pictured against the backdrop of search results displayed on the social media platform X on a laptop. Thursday January 8, 2026.(Press Association via AP Images)

AI is Removing Bottlenecks to Effective Content Moderation at Scale

Elon Musk seated against a dark background, looking to the side, with a blurred interface behind him reading “Welcome to Grok. How can I help you today?”

How a Small Swiss City Could Help Regulators Avoid the Next Grok Scandal

Federal agents make a traffic stop on a US citizen as they provide their identification including a passport and drivers license, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

How ICE Uses AI to Automate Authoritarianism

Elon Musk attends the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Breaking Down a Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Grok 'Undressing' Controversy

Silhouette of a person holding a phone featuring a TikTok logo against the backdrop of an American flag. 

A TikTok Ban Timeline: From Rapid Passage to Truce With Trump

A closeup of the dome of the United States Capitol.

How The Senate Can Make the GOOD Act Great

New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) signed legislation to combat addictive social media feeds and protect kids at UFT Headquarters in New York on June 20, 2024. (Photo by Lev Radin/Sipa USA via AP Images)

State Mandated Social Media Warning Labels Open New Front in Battle Against Tech Companies

Masked federal agents near the site where 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti was shot and killed by border patrol officers Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Americans Have the Right to Be Anonymous Online

A child holds up a smartphone, obscuring their face.

What China's Emotional AI Rules Get Right About Chatbot Design

The former General Motors and Foxconn factory in Lordstown, Ohio, US, on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. In August, Foxconn announced it had stuck a deal to sell the giant facility to SoftBank, with the two companies planning to start manufacturing data center equipment on the same site where GM cars including the Chevy Impala once came off the assembly line. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images


Data Centers, Riches and Rebellion in Big Tech’s Inland Empire

The AI app Grok on the App Store on an iPhone, against a backdrop of search results displayed on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on a laptop, in London. Picture date: Thursday January 8, 2026. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)

Regulators Are Going After Grok and X — Just Not Together

July 23, 2025—US President Donald Trump announces his AI Action Plan and signs executive orders at an event hosted by the All‑In Podcast and the Hill & Valley Forum. Source: White House

July 23, 2025—US President Donald Trump announces his AI Action Plan and signs executive orders at an event hosted by the All‑In Podcast and the Hill & Valley Forum. Source: 

Timeline of Trump White House Actions and Statements on Artificial Intelligence

People gather during a vigil for 37-year-old Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by US Border Patrol officers earlier in the day, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

Documenting Terror on the Streets of Minneapolis

China President Xi Jinping at the Communist Party congress at Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 23, 2022. (The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

Unpacking the Rise of 'Smart Authoritarianism' in China

Illustrations of six data workers, working at computers in isolation from each other. Painted background includes hazy image of cubicles; digital overlay of glass fractures.

In Weak Job Market, Middle Managers Increasingly Forced to Feign AI Success

Poland's President Karol Tadeusz Nawrocki. 

Poland’s DSA Veto Shows How National Politics Can Stall EU Tech Rules

SAN MARCOS, TEXAS - AUGUST 19: Protesters walk together in the March for Water and a Sustainable Future. Activists marched for San Marcos City Park to City Hall to protest proposed data centers in the area. (Sara Diggins/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images)

AI Data Centers Should Help Finance Independent Local Journalism

Google CEO Sundar Pichai during a meeting at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium. (Source)

Google CEO Sundar Pichai during a meeting at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium. (

Big Tech’s AI Shopping Tools Raise Stakes for ‘Surveillance Pricing’ Laws

Two Ukrainian servicemembers make final preparations on a heavy bomber drone at the launch site before a close air support mission, in a hidden drone outpost on the Zaporizhzhian Front 15 kilometers from Russian positions on December 30, 2025. Photo by Justin Yau/ Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

Tech, Venture Capital and the Hype of War

Digital collage featuring a computer monitor with circuit board patterns on the screen. A woman is seated on the edge of the screen, appearing to stitch or fix the digital landscape with their hands. Blue digital cables extend from the monitor, keyboard, and floor, connecting the image elements.

Hanna Barakat & Archival Images of AI + AIxDESIGN / Better Images of AI / Weaving Wires 1 / CC-BY 4.0

Abundance vs. Scarcity: Who Controls the Internet After AI?

The black and white image shows a high shot of the tops of a city scene. At eye level are the tops of the tall buildings on either side of the street, in the middle of the image, it tunnels down to the road below. The street is fairly empty, but cascading down from the sky are pixels which look like a QR code pattern – almost like these represent the clouds. 

Synthetic Media in Elections and Politics in India

Elon Musk listens to President Donald Trump deliver remarks at the US-Saudi Investment Forum, Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. (Official White House photo by Daniel Torok)

Elon Musk listens to President Donald Trump deliver remarks at the US-Saudi Investment Forum, Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. (Official White House 

Why Musk is Culpable in Grok's Undressing Disaster

Teresa Ribera Rodríguez, European Commission Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition during a confirmation hearing in November 2024. Source: European Parliament © European Union, 2024

Teresa Ribera Rodríguez, European Commission Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition during a confirmation hearing in November 2024. Source: 

Reviewing European Antitrust Activity in 2025 and What It All Means for 2026

United States President Donald Trump meets with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio da Silva during the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Oct. 25. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

United States President Donald Trump meets with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio da Silva during the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Oct. 25. (

Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

What to Expect from Brazil on Tech Policy in 2026

Tech Policy Press - Technology and Democracy

Tech Policy Press is tracking laws and regulations, along with government investigations and litigation, that will shape the rules and accountability for tech companies.

Featured Stories

Latest

Podcast

Latest From Our Fellows

Recent

Around the globe

Spotlight

Announcements

Join our newsletter on issues and ideas at the intersection of tech & democracy

Thank you!