Courtney C. Radsch

A recording of Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's deposition is played for the jurors on March 4, 2026, in Santa Fe, N.M. (Jim Weber/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool, File)

Courts Find Platforms Addictive and Dangerous by Design

Justin Hendrix

A silhouette of a young girl working on a laptop.

Court Deems Meta a 'Public Nuisance,' a First for Social Media

Attorney General Raul Torrez, is joined by a group of mothers advocating for a change to social media, at a news conference outside First District Court, in Santa Fe, N.M., Monday, May 4, 2026. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool)

New Mexico Court Orders Meta to Pay to Establish $567 Million Fund to Abate Harms to Youth

Yuqing Liu

Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) confer during a markup hearing on August 5. Yuqing Liu/Tech Policy Press.

Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) confer during a 

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Senate Committee Advances Four Bills Aimed at Protecting Children Online

Laís Martins

Minister of the Supreme Electoral Court Kassio Nunes Marques attends the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro at the Supreme Court in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, June 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil's Electoral Court Wants Platform Compliance Plans. Can It Enforce Them?

Sameer Hinduja

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) speak before a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on artificial intelligence at the US Capitol, in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. The two senators are among those sponsoring the GUARD Act. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa via AP Images)

AI Is Not Social Media. New Child Safety Laws Should Reflect That.

Christian Cirhigiri

Marie Seck

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a report on children's safety online at EU headquarters in Brussels, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Marius Burgelman)

Does the EU's Special Panel Succeed in Charting a Third Path for Child Safety?

Lorena Giuberti Coutinho

A child using a laptop computer. (Press Association via AP Images)

Brazil's Child Online Safety Law Offers a Different Path Than Social Media Bans

Sunday Tagliasacchi

Elisabeth Snyder

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting, part of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines Thursday, July 23, 2026. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP)

Trump Cannot Use Immigration Law to Silence Technology Researchers

Mallory Knodel

Evan Friedman

Brad Friedman

Multiple floating video screens displaying various images—including cityscapes, technology graphics, and nature scenes—arranged in a layered, three-dimensional pattern against a blurred, dark background of digital displays.

The Web Needs a Context Layer Built on a Shared Protocol

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

Mihaela Popa-Wyatt

The image is a conceptual illustration of data analysis. It features a graph with nodes connected by lines on a sheet of paper, held by a hand. Another hand holds a magnifying glass that enlarges a section of the graph. The background includes abstract shapes in yellow and blue, adding a playful, creative element. The composition suggests careful scrutiny or examination of trends or data points.

To Curb Online Harm to Children, Tax Amplification

Liz Carolan

A police officer checks the list of a polling station during the parliamentary elections in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

EU Political Ad Rules Leave Elections Open to Foreign Manipulation

Mark Scott

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during the Defence Industry Forum at the 36th NATO (OTAN) Heads of State and Government Summit in Ankara, Turkiye on July 7, 2026. (Photo by Alexis Jumeau/Sipa via AP Images)