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The Tech Policy Press Podcast — 331 episodes
Across the US, School Districts Wrestle With Classroom AI Policy
Rep. Zoe Lofgren on FISA, Surveillance and the Fourth Amendment
Virginia Eyes AI Chatbot Rules as Observable Risks Warrant Action
'Technology Freedom Cooperative' To Build Infrastructure for Human Rights and Justice Groups
Assessing the Landmark Meta Settlement
How the 'Censorship-Industrial Complex' Narrative Went From Fringe to Trump Policy
How AI Is Reshaping Election Information Ahead of the 2026 Midterms
Here Come the Synthetic Voters
Casey Michel on Breaking the Tech Oligarchy's Grip
Taking Stock of the UK Tech Policy 'Muddle'
When Users Say 'Goodbye' to AI
How the OpenAI-Hugging Face Hack May Affect the Geopolitics of AI Governance
A Roadmap for Confronting the Chilling Effects of Censorship, Surveillance and New Technology
ICE and the Architecture of Authoritarianism
Is Europe Getting AI Wrong?
GLAAD Maps Where AI Fails LGBTQ People and How to Fix It
Imagining Broadband Policy of, by, and for the People
Inside SELC's Clean Air Case Against xAI in Memphis
Local Reporter Neil Strebig on Covering xAI's Expansion in Memphis and Beyond
Alex Stamos on Why the US Should Lift Its Fable and Mythos Export Ban
Unpacking the Great American Artificial Intelligence Act of 2026
Contemplating 'Muskism' and the Age of Trillionaires
Why the AI Policy Debate Should Focus More on the Harness and Protocol Layers
Why the EU's Data Center Boom Is a Black Box
Taking the Temperature of Tech Policy Debates in Brussels at CPDP
The Fight for Civil Rights in the Age of AI
Unpacking the Goals of Common Sense Media's Youth AI Safety Institute
What's At Stake in Chatrie v. United States
How to Confront the Threat of AI Dictatorship
RightsCon Organizers Take Stock of What's Next After Zambia
AI, Gig Work, and the Future of Nursing
Unpacking the SECURE Data Act
Attorney General Raúl Torrez on What's Next in New Mexico's Case Against Meta
Why Palantir's ImmigrationOS Endangers Democracy and the Rule of Law
What to Do If the AI Bubble Bursts
Project Maven and the Age of AI Warfare
X is a Preferred Tool for American Propaganda. What Does It Mean?
Olivier Sylvain Wants to Reclaim the Internet from Big Tech
How to Study the Phenomenon of Tech Hype
Considering How AI Destroys Democratic Institutions
Google Employees Push Back on Government Surveillance Contracts
How to Regulate Deepfake Financial Fraud
Cindy Cohn on How to Sustain the Fight Against Authoritarianism
In Age of Disruption, a Defense of Incrementalism
How to Think About the Anthropic-Pentagon Dispute
How to Get Paid to Polarize on TikTok
How to Become an Algorithmic Problem
The Digital Services Act is a Lightning Rod for Debate
What Carrie Goldberg Has Learned from Suing Big Tech
AI, Surveillance and the Siege of Minneapolis
How to Apply the 'Tyrant Test' to Technology
Documenting Terror on the Streets of Minneapolis
Unpacking the Rise of 'Smart Authoritarianism' in China
How Trump's AI Policy Promotes Ethnonationalism
New Book Challenges Assumptions on Digital Governance in China
What to Expect from US States on Child Online Safety in 2026
The Policy Implications of Grok's 'Mass Digital Undressing Spree'
Through to Thriving: Insights from the Field
A Critical Look at Trump's AI Executive Order
Unpacking the Politics of the EU's €120M Fine of Musk’s X
Exploring Belief and Belonging in a Fractured Online Age
Considering Trust and Safety's Past, Present, and Future
What Is Europe Trying to Achieve With Its Omnibus and Sovereignty Push?
Through to Thriving: Protecting Our Privacy with Chris Gilliard
The Past, Present, and Future of the US Information Integrity Field
What Are the Implications if the AI Boom Turns to Bust?
Why Independent Researchers Need Better Access to Platform Data
Through to Thriving: Connecting Art and Policy with Mimi Ọnụọha
Ryan Calo Wants to Change the Relationship Between Law and Technology
Evaluating Instagram's Promises to Protect Teens
The Open Internet is Dead. What Comes Next?
What We Can Learn from the First Digital Services Act Out-of-Court Dispute Settlements?
Governing Babel: John Wihbey on Platforms, Power, and the Future of Free Expression
Following DOGE, US States Pursue 'Efficiency' Initiatives
California Becomes Frontline in Battle Over AI Companions
Setting a 'Tech Agenda' for Climate Week
Assessing Tech Platform Responses Following the Assassination of Charlie Kirk
Across the US, Activists Are Organizing to Oppose Data Centers
Through to Thriving: Centering Young People with Vaishnavi J
Seeing Like a Platform
Inside the Lobbying Blitz Over Colorado's AI Law
New Insights on Tech and the Crisis of Democracy
Through to Thriving: Pursuing The Truth with Dr. Jasmine McNealy and Naomi Nix
Technology and Democracy in the New India
A Conversation with Jeff Horwitz on Meta's Flawed Rules for AI Chatbots
Daniel Solove on Privacy, Technology, and the Rule of Law
Through to Thriving: Advocating for Change with Nora Benavidez
Unpacking China's Global AI Governance Plan
Considering Trump’s AI Plan and the Future It Portends
Centering Disability Rights in US Tech Policy 35 Years After ADA
Through to Thriving: Finding Balance and Resilience in the Trust & Safety Field
How the EU's Voluntary AI Code is Testing Industry and Regulators Alike
How US States Are Shaping AI Policy Amid Federal Debate and Industry Pushback
Protecting Privacy and Dissent in an Age of Authoritarianism and AI
Considering the Human Rights Impacts of LLM Content Moderation
Interrogating Tech Power and Democratic Crisis
Through to Thriving: Honoring Our Elders with Dr. Timnit Gebru
AI Companions and the Law
Addressing Questions Over Europe's AI Act, Digital Sovereignty, and More
Technology, Labor Rights, and Political Power in Kenya and Across Africa
Through to Thriving: Journeying to Joy with Dr. Desmond Upton Patton
Canada's Post-Election Outlook on Tech Policy
Taking on the AI Con
Assessing the Relationship Between Information Ecosystems and Democracy's Woes
An Interview with California's New State Chief Technology Innovation Officer
Considering a New 'Civil Rights Approach to AI'
A 10-Year Moratorium on Enforcing State AI Laws?
Decolonizing the Future: Karen Hao on Resisting the Empire of AI
What the History of Internet Governance Tells Us About the Future of Tech Policy
Between Borders and Lies: Fact-Checkers on Navigating the India-Pakistan Conflict
Taking Stock of the Google Search Remedies Trial
xAI's Memphis Neighbors Push for Facts and Fairness
How Venture Capital Warps the World
Adam Becker Takes Aim at Silicon Valley Nonsense
Through to Thriving: Building Community with Ellen Pao
Researchers Defend the Scientific Consensus on Bias and Discrimination in AI
A Guide to the FTC's Case Against Meta
What We Don't Know About DSA Enforcement
DOGE and the United States of AI
Part 2: Technology, Democracy, and Power—Journalism’s Role in a Time of Crisis
Part 1: Technology, Democracy, and Power—Journalism’s Role in a Time of Crisis
About that Signal Chat
A Conversation with Alvaro Bedoya on Trump's FTC Firings
Is an Anti-Fascist Approach to Artificial Intelligence Possible?
A Conversation with Dr. Alondra Nelson on AI and Democracy
Should AGI Really Be the Goal of Artificial Intelligence Research?
Assessing Europe's Digital Markets Act One Year In
Promising Opportunities, Distinct Risks: AI and Digital Public Squares
Building Middleware for Bluesky: A Conversation with Blacksky Founder Rudy Fraser
Inocencia en Juego: An Investigation into Groups Targeting Children on Facebook
Watching the Watchers: The Future of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
Evaluating the First Systemic Risk and Audit Reports Under the Digital Services Act
Digital Rights Activists in Taiwan Driven by Memory and Threat of Authoritarianism
Paths Diverge at the Paris AI Summit
A National Heist? Evaluating Elon Musk’s March Through Washington
Online Lives, Space and Place: Exploring the Mobile City
The Dangerous Combination of Technology and Capitalism
DeepSeek Prompts a Rethink
Evaluating Trump's First Moves on Tech
What's New at RightsCon? And How to Free Our Feeds
The Dumbest Timeline: The Supreme Court Rules on TikTok
Addressing the "Cursed Equilibrium" of Social Media Algorithms
What to Watch on US State Tech Policy in 2025
Imagining 2025 and Beyond with Dr. Ruha Benjamin
How to Remedy Google's Search Monopoly
Towards Resilience: A Conversation with Kate Starbird About the Future of Online Elections Discourse
Petra Molnar on Migration in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Robert Gorwa Tackles the Politics of Platform Regulation
Evan Greer Asks the Tech Accountability Movement to Draw a Line
Documenting the Assault on Disinformation and Hate Speech Research
The Race for AI Supremacy
Salvation, Abundance, Apocalypse: Is Technology the World's Most Powerful Religion?
What Kafka Can Teach Us About Privacy in the Age of AI
Are Platforms Prepared for the Post-Election Period?
What Role Might Elon Musk Play in the Post-Election Period?
Three Perspectives on Generative AI and Elections
Unpacking the Principles of the Digital Services Act with Martin Husovec
Mary Anne Franks Challenges First Amendment Orthodoxy
Secure Messaging Apps and Election Integrity
Governing the Fediverse: A Field Study
Election Meddling, Censorship, and More Bad News in 2024 Freedom on the Net Report
Independent Researchers and Journalists Mourn the Loss of CrowdTangle
From King James to Google: Barry Lynn on the Antitrust Revolution
The Evolution of Online Political Advertising: A Conversation with Who Targets Me's Sam Jeffers
Assessing Systemic Risk Under the Digital Services Act
Unpacking New Mexico's Complaint Against Snap Inc.
AI Snake Oil: Separating Hype from Reality
Assessing Platform Preparedness for the 2024 US Election
Gary Marcus Wants to Tame Silicon Valley
Resisting the Tech Coup: A Conversation with Marietje Schaake
Thierry Breton Resigns- What Does it Mean for European Tech Regulation?
Free Speech vs. Sovereignty?
Understanding Systemic Risks under the Digital Services Act
Google Online Advertising Antitrust Trial Kicks Off In a DC Court
What's Going On In California?
Platforms and Elections: the Global State of Play
Understanding the People Who Turn Lies Into Reality
Brazilian Judge Orders the Suspension of Elon Musk's X
A Conversation with Mark Surman, President of Mozilla
Design Codes and the Courts
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez on His Lawsuit Against Meta
Using AI to Engage People about Conspiracy Beliefs
Data Workers, In Their Own Words
Silicon Valley Leaders Cast Their Lot with Donald Trump
The Future of Privacy in the Age of AI
What Comes After Murthy v Missouri
Data Rights in the Age of AI
Considering the Ethics of AI Assistants
Big Tech and the News
Understanding the Digital Silk Road
Internet Governance Is At A Crossroads
How China Regulates Tech
The Demise of CrowdTangle and What It Means for Independent Technology Research
Finding the Humanity in an Automated World
A Conversation with White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Arati Prabhakar
AI and Epistemic Risk: A Coming Crisis?
What's Next for Tech Policy in India After the Elections
How Are Political Campaigners in the US Using Generative AI?
The Role of Shareholder Activism in Tech Accountability
Shadow Report on AI Addresses What the US Senate Missed
A Perspective on Meta's Moderation of Palestinian Voices
AI: Past, Present, and Future with Chris Stokel-Walker
Prioritizing Civil Rights in US AI Policy: Claudia Ruiz and Alejandra Montoya-Boyer
What We're Talking About When We Talk About Rural AI
A Hippocratic Oath for AI? A Conversation with Chinmayi Sharma
Don't Hype Disinfo, Say Disinfo Experts
Resisting AI and the Consolidation of Power
What's Next for TikTok, and US Tech Policy
Securing Privacy Rights to Advance Civil Rights
The Societal Impacts of Foundation Models, and Access to Data for Researchers
Elon Musk's X Loses in Court: Why It Matters for Independent Technology Research
Nathan Schneider on Democratic Design for Online Life
Reforming Tech Amidst a Global Backlash Against Women's Rights
Unpacking the Oral Argument in Murthy v Missouri
What's at Stake in Murthy v Missouri?
Exploring the Intersection of Information Integrity, Race, and US Elections
US Supreme Court Considers Florida and Texas Social Media Laws
What Leverage Remains to Preserve Free Expression in Hong Kong?
How to Counter Disinformation Based on Science
Evaluating the Role of Media in the January 6 Attack on the US Capitol
Pakistan and the Intersection of Tech & Elections
Ranking Content On Signals Other Than User Engagement
FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya on Algorithmic Fairness, Voice Cloning, and the Future
Imagining AI Countergovernance
Tech CEOs Face the US Senate on Child Safety
How to Assess AI Governance Tools
How to Defend Independent Technology Research from Corporate and Political Opposition
Questioning OpenAI's Nonprofit Status
Evaluating Social Media's Role in the Israel-Hamas War
Exposing the Rotten Reality of AI Training Data
An FDA for AI?
What Are We Building, and Why?
Europe Advances Its AI Act
Tracking Oversight of Surveillance in the US and EU
Checking on the Progress of Content Moderators in Africa
The Saga at OpenAI: Lessons for Policymakers
AI and Harms to Artists and Creators
Broken Code: A Conversation with Jeff Horwitz
Policing the City: A Conversation with Matthew Guariglia
Artificial Intelligence and Your Voice
A Design Code for Big Tech
Unpacking the Bangalore Ideology
How to Control Our Appetite for Misinformation
Digital Empires: A Conversation with Anu Bradford
Artificial Intelligence as a Tool of Repression
The EU AI Act Enters Final Negotiations
The Luddites and Lessons for the Next Rebellion
Graphic Content, Trauma and Meaning: A Conversation with Alexa Koenig and Andrea Lampros
Your Face Belongs to Us: A Conversation with Kashmir Hill
The Problem with the "Big" in Big Tech
Assessing the Problem of Disinformation
Paul Gowder on The Networked Leviathan
Choosing Our Words Carefully
Containing Big Tech
Assessing India's Digital Personal Data Protection Bill
The State of State AI Laws
Examining the Meta 2020 US Election Research Partnership
Alex Winter on The YouTube Effect
Ifeoma Ajunwa on The Quantifed Worker
Justine Bateman on AI, Labor, and the Future of Entertainment
Content Moderation, Encryption, and the Law
Extended Reality and the Law
Reading the Civic Information Handbook
Your Guides Through the Hellscape of AI Hype
The Implications of Canada's Online News Act
Exploring Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence
A Conversation with Meredith Whittaker, President of Signal
Recoding America: A Conversation with Jennifer Pahlka
A Recap of the US-EU Trade and Technology Council Meeting with Mark Scott
Responsible Release and Accountability for Generative AI Systems
The Supreme Court Decides: A Final Word on Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh with Anupam Chander
Nick Seaver on Computing Taste: Algorithms and the Makers of Music Recommendation
Malcolm Harris on Palo Alto and the Project of Silicon Valley
Gus Hurwitz on Technology and the Law
Twitter Whistleblower Anika Collier Navaroli Looks Forward
A Conversation with Baroness Beeban Kidron on Child Online Safety
A Conversation with Denmark's Tech Ambassador, Anne Marie Engtoft Larsen
AI Accountability and the Risks of Social Interfaces
Is OpenAI Cultivating Fear to Sell AI?
The Cambridge Analytica Scandal, Five Years Later: Part 2
The Cambridge Analytica Scandal, Five Years Later: Part 1
Behind the Mic with Quinta Jurecic, Bridget Todd & Justin Hendrix
Gaia Bernstein on Gaining Control over Addictive Technologies
More Than a Glitch: A Conversation with Meredith Broussard
Generative AI, Section 230 and Liability: Assessing the Questions
A History of Data from the Age of Reason to the Age of Algorithms
A Conversation with Tobias Bacherle
Peter Pomerantzev on Tech, Media and Democracy
Mitigating the Ethical and Legal Risks of Synthetic Media and Generative AI
Of Legislators and Large Language Models
An Exit Interview with a Hill Staffer
The People Powering Amazon's Trickle-Down Monopoly
A Deep Dive Into Gonzalez v. Google
Evaluating Cries of Censorship on Capitol Hill
Voices in the Code: Algorithms, People, and Values
Samuel Woolley on Manufacturing Consensus: Understanding Propaganda in the Age of Automation and Anonymity
An Indigenous Perspective on Generative AI
A Causal Link Between Facebook and Mental Health
Examining the Impact of Internet Research Agency Tweets in the 2016 U.S. Election
Election Disinformation and the Violence in Brazil
Shedding Light on Google's Dark Side
Results of the January 6th Committee's Social Media Investigation
A Conversation with Avi Asher-Schapiro
Confronting Hate and Extremism in Online Games
Examining Meta’s Cross-Check Program
Chinese Censorship and Surveillance in a Moment of Unrest: Part 2
Chinese Censorship and Surveillance in a Moment of Unrest: Part 1
Scrutinizing "The Twitter Files"
Dissecting Tech Manifestos
The Whiteness of Mastodon
You Are Not Expected to Understand This
What is Lost if Twitter Fails?
Internet Shutdowns and Censorship, in Iran and Beyond
The Impact of the U.S. Midterm Elections on Tech Policy
Black Skinhead: A Conversation with Brandi Collins-Dexter
Examining Programmatic Political Advertising in the United States
Danielle Citron on The Fight for Privacy
Elections, Misinformation, and Political Discourse in U.S. Latino Communities
Platform Election Policies, Now and Then
Contending with Spyware and Oppression in Thailand
Model Suggests Digital Media Contributing to “Maelstrom” of Societal Division
Unpacking the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights
Debate Over Content Moderation Heads to the Supreme Court
Digital Governance and the State of Democracy: Why Does it Matter?
The Supreme Court Takes Up Two Cases That Could Transform the Internet
Election Misinformation Thrives on Major Social Media Platforms
Contemplating the "Uselessness" of AI Ethics
Trust and Safety Comes of Age?
Can Big Tech Platforms Operate Responsibly on a Global Scale?
Understanding Digital Dragnets: Surveillance in the Age of Smartphones
Mitigating Election Disinformation in Brazil