EVENTS

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 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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

Frustration with the impenetrability of social media black-box algorithms unites critics of platform power whether they are concerned with platform "censorship" or amplification...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Tech issues—from digital taxation and the platform economy to artificial intelligence and the protection of critical technology—are central to the transatlantic relationship....

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...

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...

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...

Even before the SolarWinds hack highlighted the vulnerability of the US’s information infrastructure, the Cyberspace Solarium Commission identified supply chain integrity...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

A new report from the Berggruen Institute delivers a strategic overview of current challenges and opportunities for democratic governance and offers detailed recommendations...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted our dependence on broadband throughout our society, from education to entertainment, governance to emergency response. At the same...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Panelists: Henry Farrell, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington University Abraham L. Newman, Director, Mortara Center for International...

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...

Brussels Forum Spotlight: Health Crises and Main Session #8: Our Brave New World: The Internet of Things, AI and 5G. Watch the event here .

In his new book, Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity Law Jeff Kosseff calls Section 230 The Twenty-Six Words that Created the Internet. However, by relieving Internet platforms...

The Council of Europe, the Future of Privacy Forum and the German Marshall Fund of the United States invite you to a discussion about Convention 108+, the only international...

As Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission during the early days of what was then called the “Information Superhighway,” Reed Hundt oversaw key regulatory decisions...

Please join us for a timely conversation featuring three experts from the U.S and Europe who are working on cyber terrorism and hate speech online. With the European Commission...