Who we are

Tech Policy Press is a nonprofit media and community venture focused on the intersection of technology and democracy. At a time of great challenge to democracies globally, we seek to advance a pro-democracy movement in tech and tech policy through independent journalism, expert analysis, and public discussion.

What we do

Publish

We publish reporting, analysis, and opinion from journalists, policy experts, lawyers, technologists, advocates, researchers and others whose perspectives are often missing from mainstream technology coverage.

Our key areas of concern include:

• Concentration of power
  • The role and interaction of tech platforms, governments, and the media, and the future of the public sphere.
• Technology and the economy
  • The relationship between markets, business, and labor.
• Ethics of technology
  • How technology should be viewed alongside existing democratic ethos, especially with regard to privacy, surveillance, and personal freedoms.
• Geopolitics of technology
  • How nation-states approach technology in the pursuit of advantage.
• Racism, bigotry, violence & oppression
  • How tech exacerbates or solves such challenges.
• Election integrity & participation
  • Mechanisms of democracy, problems such as disinformation, and how citizens come to consensus.

Collaborations

We work with media organizations, research institutions, and civil society groups to produce investigations and editorial projects that combine different forms of expertise and bring research and reporting to wider audiences. Read more about our collaborations here.

Convene ideas

We create opportunities for researchers, journalists, policymakers, and advocates to exchange ideas across fields, build on each other's work, and deepen public understanding of issues that are changing faster than policy can keep up with. We host a fellowship program, produce a podcast, and hold events that bring together journalists, researchers, policy professionals, and others working on technology and democracy.

Funding

Tech Policy Press is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization incorporated in Texas as Protego Press, its earlier iteration. Its initial funding came primarily through contributions from its founders—Justin Hendrix and Bryan Jones—and small donations from individuals.

Tech Policy Press retains full authority over its editorial content. Editorial judgments are made independently and not on the basis of donor support. Acceptance of grants and donations does not constitute implied or actual endorsement of grantors or donors, or of their products, services or opinions. We occasionally publish contributions from individuals affiliated with organizations that share funders with this publication; editorial decisions are made independently of these relationships.

In 2022, Tech Policy Press received a grant from the Omidyar Network for a research project evaluating vulnerabilities in the design, engineering, and use of encrypted messaging applications.

In 2022, Tech Policy Press received a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

In 2022, Justin Hendrix was a Democracy Fellow at the Emerson Collective, which supported his effort to advance Tech Policy Press.

In 2023, Tech Policy Press received grants from Reset.tech.

In 2024, Tech Policy Press received grants from Reset.tech, the MacArthur Foundation, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, and a charitable donation from DuckDuckGo.

In 2025, Tech Policy Press received grants from Reset.tech, the MacArthur Foundation, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Omidyar Network, and a charitable donation from DuckDuckGo.

Contributor opinions

All opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Tech Policy Press, its Board of Directors, or members of the masthead.