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VIRTUAL EVENT – The View from Congress: Fighting Online Extremism an...
12/14/2022
Over the last Congress, evidence of the rise in online extremist activity—beginning with the January 6 attack on the Capitol through the revelations from the Facebook whistleblower...
The Digital Services Act and The Code of Practice on Disinformation
09/12/2022
The EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) represents a major step in regulating online platforms and tackling a range of identified and potential harms. As the question shifts...
A Public Forum on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security
09/8/2022
GMF Digital Director Karen Kornbluh testified before the Federal Trade Commission in a Public Forum on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security, on a panel with Rashida Richardson,...
A Book Talk with Jamie Susskind
07/12/2022
Join us for an in-person book talk with award-winning author Jamie Susskind on July 12 at 11:00 a.m. at 1744 R ST NW, Washington DC, moderated by Karen Kornbluh. In its review,...
Hearing: Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection
07/11/2022
GMF Digital Director and Senior Fellow Karen Kornbluh testified before the European Parliament’s Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection, on a panel with Nobel...
Brussels Forum: The Foreign Policy of Technology
06/28/2022
The transatlantic response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has included the United States cutting off exports of its cutting-edge technology to Russia, using techniques...
Auditing Algorithms for Accountable Tech
06/15/2022
Frustration with the impenetrability of social media black-box algorithms unites critics of platform power whether they are concerned with platform "censorship" or amplification...
U.S. - EU TTC Debrief
05/25/2022
Following the second meeting of the US - EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) in Saclay, France, on May 15-16, join GMF Digital on May 25 at 11:00 a.m. for a virtual readout...
Launch of the Declaration for the Future of the Internet
04/28/2022
GMF Digital convened private civil society consultations for the Declaration for the Future of the Internet with White House staff, culminating in Director and Senior Fellow...
Export Controls on Cutting-Edge Technology to Russia
04/13/2022
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United States and Europe responded with remarkable speed to block exports of sensitive technology to Russia. This event will...
Innovation and Responsibility in an Age of Crises - The Role of Digita...
03/30/2022
The current geopolitical and security landscape has reinforced the importance of an open, stable, and secure digital space. Now more than ever, it is essential for the transatlantic...
Confronting the Ransomware Threat: Transatlantic Opportunities and Cha...
12/15/2021
On behalf of the Digital Innovation and Democracy Initiative, we invite you to join us on Thursday, December 16 at 2:30 p.m. EST/20:30 CET for a virtual event with U.S. Secretary...
Hearing on Holding Big Tech Accountable: Targeted Reforms to Tech’s ...
12/1/2021
On Wednesday, December 1, 2021 Karen Kornbluh testified before the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and...
Consumer Rights and Protections in an Automated Society
11/15/2021
On October 8, Science Advisor to the President and Director of OSTP Dr. Eric Lander and OSTP Deputy Director for Science and Society, Dr. Alondra Nelson authored an op-ed...
Hearing on Social Media Platforms and the Amplification of Domestic Ex...
10/28/2021
On Thursday, October 28, 2021, Karen Kornbluh testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs on "Social Media Platforms and the...
How can we better protect democracy in social media? Is the Digital Se...
07/15/2021
The Saxon State Minister of Justice and for Democracy, Europe and Equality, Katja Meier, cordially invites you on 15th April 2021 at 6.00 p.m. to an online event on the topic...
Making the Digital Transition Work: From the Portuguese to the Slovene...
06/29/2021
Overseeing a successful digital transition has been a key priority for the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union. During its tenure, Portugal has focused...
Setting the Agenda for a Transatlantic Digital Alliance
06/3/2021
Tech issues—from digital taxation and the platform economy to artificial intelligence and the protection of critical technology—are central to the transatlantic relationship....
AI and the Future of Democracy
04/15/2021
What impact is AI having on democratic and electoral processes? How is AI affecting the notions of active citizenship and political participation? These are amongst the...
Cyber Policy Recommendations for the New Administration
02/24/2021
A new administration and Congress provide a key opportunity to improve US cybersecurity and the governance of digital technologies. Yet the challenges appear daunting: viral...
A Global Digital Strategy: Closing the Digital Divide, Upgrading U.S. ...
02/24/2021
ALI’s Global Digital Strategy Program brings together policy makers, experts and other stakeholders to discuss domestic and global digital policies. Click here to read...
Solarium Commission: Ideas for Building a Trusted ICT Supply Chain
01/12/2021
Even before the SolarWinds hack highlighted the vulnerability of the US’s information infrastructure, the Cyberspace Solarium Commission identified supply chain integrity...
Transatlantic Perspectives on the Digital Services Act & Digital Marke...
12/16/2020
In the coming days, the European Commission is slated to release two proposed regulations—a Digital Services Act, and a Digital Markets Act—designed to create a new framework...
#Tech2021: Ideas for Digital Democracy
11/19/2020
GMF Digital’s #Tech2021 is a collection of turnkey policy proposals for the new administration to unlock innovation and opportunity while advancing equitable digital democracy....
Global Leadership for an Internet that Supports Democratic Values
10/23/2020
GMF Digital will host five veteran digital diplomats for a discussion about trends in the global digital economy, the role for U.S. leadership, and prospects for the future...
Policymaking in the Era of Artificial Intelligence – Book Talk with ...
10/2/2020
In Turning Point: Policymaking in the Era of Artificial Intelligence, Darrell West and John Allen investigate the opportunities and the risks presented by artificial intelligence—and...
Evolving an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem – Book Talk with Brad Feld & I...
09/25/2020
In their new book The Startup Community Way: Evolving an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Brad Feld and Ian Hathaway explore what makes startup communities thrive and how to improve...
The Promise and Pitfalls of Contact Tracing Apps
07/29/2020
Around the world, mobile apps are supporting contact-tracing efforts to suppress the coronavirus. These apps may help identify who has been exposed to the virus, but raise...
Renewing Democracy in the Digital Age: New Report from the Berggruen I...
07/22/2020
A new report from the Berggruen Institute delivers a strategic overview of current challenges and opportunities for democratic governance and offers detailed recommendations...
Making the Gig Economy Work for Gig Economy Workers
07/15/2020
The coronavirus pandemic has heightened our dependence on gig workers, while laying bare the vulnerabilities gig workers face and the inequalities built into the gig economy....
Investing in a Green-Tech Recovery
07/8/2020
The coronavirus pandemic has punched a hole in the global economy, leaving millions unemployed and bringing on a worldwide recession. Governments have responded with emergency...
Freedom and Accountability: A Transatlantic Framework for Moderating S...
07/2/2020
The final report of the Transatlantic High Level Working Group on Content Moderation Online and Freedom of Expression takes on online hate speech, violent extremism, and...
Privacy and Watchdog Accountability: The Case of Coronavirus Apps
06/4/2020
The coronavirus pandemic has given rise to a new ecosystem of mobile apps for checking symptoms, tracing contacts, monitoring quarantine, and more. These apps may have access...
Building Resilience to Cyber Attack: the Cyberspace Solarium Commissio...
05/29/2020
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the need to strengthen our national resilience—we must be ready to withstand not just to health threats, but cyber attacks, as well....
Bottom-Up Innovation to Address a Global Pandemic
05/7/2020
Bottom-up innovation has been filling gaps in governments’ responses to the global pandemic, and creating new tools to help people and the economy recover. Three civic innovators...
Lessons from the Coronavirus for a New National Broadband Plan
04/22/2020
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted our dependence on broadband throughout our society, from education to entertainment, governance to emergency response. At the same...
Five Steps to Combat the Infodemic
04/1/2020
Access to reliable information is crucial in the middle of a pandemic. Yet, the World Health Organization is currently warning of an “infodemic” of false information on...
Regulating the Digital Age After Brexit
02/4/2020
Damian Collins was at the center of the United Kingdom’s efforts following the Cambridge Analytica scandal to investigate the responsibility of digital information platforms...
The Debate Over a New Digital Platform Agency: Developing Digital Auth...
10/17/2019
Is a new independent federal agency needed to regulate digital platforms? Experts will debate proposals for a new digital platforms agency and how such an agency could be...
Digital Policies of the Incoming European Commission: What Will the Im...
10/15/2019
In her mission letter to Executive Vice President-Designate Margrethe Vestager, European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen stressed the need to strengthen the...
Of Privacy & Power: The Transatlantic Struggle Over Freedom and Securi...
07/24/2019
Panelists: Henry Farrell, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington University Abraham L. Newman, Director, Mortara Center for International...
Lessons On Competition Policy From The Telegraph to Twitter: A Book Ta...
07/15/2019
Over the last hundred years, we have gone back and forth between "natural monopoly" regulation and regulation designed to break open the markets and create competition. What...