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How OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic Plan to Handle the 2026 US Midterms

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Panelists at a session titled “Does AI Change How Change Happens?” at Netroots Nation in Philadelphia on June 6, 2026. Dean Jackson/Tech Policy Press.

At Netroots Nation, Progressives Divided on AI

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People line up before the opening of the polling stations to cast their ballot in the general elections in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024 (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

How African Governments Use Information Control to Shape Election Outcomes

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People queue in Idiko Ile, Nigeria waiting to cast their vote during the Nigeria presidential election on February 25, 2023. Shutterstock

People queue in Idiko Ile, Nigeria waiting to cast their vote during the Nigeria presidential election on February 25, 2023. 

How INEC and Nigeria’s Major Parties Are Failing the First Test of Digital Democracy

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A series of posts by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the Threads social media app, outlining changes to content moderation. Meta said it would scrap its longstanding fact-checking program in the US in favor of a community notes system similar to that on Elon Musk's X. Picture date: Wednesday January 8, 2025. Press Association via AP Images)

Oversight Board Flags Human Rights Risks in Meta's Global Community Notes Rollout

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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks at the Korea-Brazil Summit
in Seoul on Feb. 23. (Republic of Korea)

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks at the Korea-Brazil Summit
in Seoul on Feb. 23. (

Brazil Is Preparing for Its First Real AI Election, But Is It Ready?

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Team Mirai leader Takahiro Anno (R) reacts to early returns from the House of Representatives election in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2026. (Kyodo via AP Images)

Japan's Team Mirai Uses Tech to Bolster Democracy, Not Undermine It

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Five Years After Coup, Myanmar’s Digital Authoritarianism Enters New Phase

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Balendra Shah, foreground, former mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City and prime ministerial candidate of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, receives his victory certificate after defeating former Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli of the Communist Party of Nepal–Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) in Jhapa Nepal, on Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Umesh Karki)

Nepal's Gen Z Used TikTok and Discord to Win a Historic Election

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President Donald Trump attends the dignified transfer of remains of six US soldiers killed in an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait, Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. (Official White House photo by Daniel Torok)

President Donald Trump attends the dignified transfer of remains of six US soldiers killed in an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait, Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. (Official White House 

Despite Using Iranian Meddling to Justify War, Trump Axes Election Defenses

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X logo is displayed on a smart phone, X app formerly known as Twitter with X seen in the background, in this photo illustration. On 05 January 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. Source: Shutterstock

X logo is displayed on a smart phone, X app formerly known as Twitter with X seen in the background, in this photo illustration. On 05 January 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. 

How Researchers Won a Legal Fight to Access X's Data Under the DSA

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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

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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

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An image that features a visual call to action for voting. It shows a hand holding a megaphone, with the word "VOTE" displayed multiple times on banners extending outwards, almost like arrows, all against a red background. 