Legislation, enforcement and the politics behind Europe's digital rulebook, from the AI Act to platform regulation.
A proposed congressional provision would ban state AI regulation just as federal agencies strip away workplace discrimination guidelines, creating a legal vacuum that could enable widespread algorithmic bias in hiring, lending, and insurance.
As American tech giants tighten their grip on Canada's digital economy, Ottawa needs to treat Big Tech regulation as a sovereignty issue, not just competition policy.
The EDRi network and allied civil society organisations have submitted a joint response opposing proposed EU legislation that would require telecommunications providers to store user data for criminal investigations.
The US State Department's new policy to restrict visas for foreign officials who allegedly censor Americans is broad, vague, and potentially arbitrary—leaving unclear what counts as censorship, who might be targeted, and whether it will actually achieve its aims.
The European Commission's latest deregulation drive threatens to weaken the bloc's flagship data protection law, prompting over 110 civil society organisations to push back.
A six-year court battle by a Polish civil society organization against Meta reveals how the absence of Digital Service Act enforcement leaves users with limited recourse against arbitrary content removal by tech giants.
The UN's new framework for artificial intelligence oversight promises inclusivity but lacks concrete mechanisms to ensure marginalized voices shape the outcome. Without structural changes, the initiative risks hardwiring inequality into tomorrow's AI systems.
The European Commission's new five-year security plan risks entrenching mass surveillance through encryption backdoors, expanded data retention, and empowered law enforcement agencies—all in the name of fighting internal threats.