Tim Bernard

Flock Safety camera at the intersection of West Sylvania Avenue and Homeville Circle in Toledo, Ohio. The ubiquity of Flock surveillance systems in the United States raises questions about privacy and data security. (Photo by Stephen Zenner / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

Flock Safety camera at the intersection of West Sylvania Avenue and Homeville Circle in Toledo, Ohio. The ubiquity of Flock surveillance systems in the United States raises questions about privacy and data security. (Photo by Stephen Zenner / Sipa via AP Images)

Researchers Detail How AI Systems Can Enable Authoritarianism

Max Weber

Social media puppeteering the public through paid political influence — a hand emerging from a smartphone controls a wooden marionette by red strings.

How to Close the Federal Election Commission’s Dark Money Loophole

Dean Jackson

BIDDEFORD, MAINE - JULY 15: A person observes a makeshift memorial for Joan Sebastian Durán Guerrero, a 26-year-old Colombian immigrant who was fatally shot by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, on July 15, 2026 in Biddeford, Maine. Guerrero's death comes less than a week after federal immigration agents shot and killed 52-year-old Mexican national Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas. (Photo by Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)

ICE and the Architecture of Authoritarianism

Marie Erikson

A megaphone with the words vote vote vote coming out of it

Chatbot Voting Advice Could Help and Harm Voters. Let’s Regulate Accordingly.

Christopher Steven Marcum

Abigail Haddad

OMB Director Russell Vought is seen after testifying during the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing on oversight of the Office of Management and Budget, in Rayburn building on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

The Public Rejects OMB's Federal Financial Assistance Rule

Mark MacCarthy

The Supreme Court’s Decision in Trump v. Slaughter is Misguided, But Changes Little

Justin Hendrix

Tech, Power, and the Struggle for American Democracy

The undying sun hangs in the sky, as people gather around signal towers, working through their digital devices.

Digital Nomads Across Time by Yutong Liu & Digit. 

Imagining Broadband Policy of, by, and for the People

Apar Gupta

In this photo illustration, the Telegram logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen with the Indian flag in the background. (Photo by Thomas Fuller / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)

India’s Telegram Ban Was Temporary. The Power Behind It Is Not.

David Gantt

The Anthropic logo is displayed on a smartphone screen placed on a reflective surface onto which a company branding illustration is projected on June 2, 2026. (Photo by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via AP)

Anthropic's Red Lines Are No Substitute for Public Law

Yaël Eisenstat

A charred piano, left, is visible inside the Pennsylvania governor's official residence after a man was arrested in the alleged arson that forced Gov. Josh Shapiro, his family and guests to flee in the middle of the night on the Jewish holiday of Passover, Sunday, Apr. 13, 2025, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)

What Online Platforms Can and Must Do to Help Mitigate Escalating Political Violence

Max Belasco

The sign of University of California at the entrance of Berkeley campus. Shutterstock

The sign of University of California at the entrance of Berkeley campus. 

We Just Formed the Largest Tech Union in America. Here's How We Did It

Jordyn Abrams

Federal Bureau of Investigation insignias adorn desks in the agency's Joint Operations Center in New York, Thursday, June 4, 2026, ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

To Mitigate Anti-Tech Violence, Strengthen Democracy

Javier Serrano

Nicholas Gates

Johan Linåker

A rock embedded with intricate circuit board patterns, held delicately by pale hands drawn in a ghostly style. The contrast between the rough, metallic mineral and the sleek, artificial circuit board illustrates the relationship between raw natural resources and modern technological development. The hands evoke human involvement in the extraction and manufacturing processes.

Rare Metals 2 by Hanna Barakat & Archival Images of AI + AIxDESIGN / 