Brief #103 – Technology Policy Brief
by : Steve Piazza
It isn’t difficult to see why political campaigns are drawn to social media platforms. The rapid messaging allows for candidates to stay in sync with opponents and potential voters. The 200% return on investment doesn’t hurt either.
Brief #102 – Technology Policy Brief
by Mindy Spatt
Human Rights Watch documented the problem in an October 2021 report, finding that Instagram had removed hundreds of posts about a series of settler attacks on residents…
Brief #101 – Technology Policy Brief
by Mindy Spatt
The danger of false information spreading online has only intensified in the wake of the war in Gaza, and Twitter is one of the wort culprits.
Brief #100 – Technology Policy Brief
by Mindy Spatt
As Airbnb vacation rentals have proliferated in cities across the globe, local renters have seen rapidly rising prices and far fewer housing units available.
Brief #99 – Technology Policy Brief
by Steve Piazza
Campaign ads are not in and of themselves policy, but their message reflects a candidate’s or party’s policy of sorts, namely on how far it is willing to go to get what it wants.
Brief #98 – Technology Policy Brief
by Mindy Spatt
As a law student Lina Kahn authored a widely respected critique of Amazon’s market power. Now that she’s chair of the Federal Trade Commission will she be able to do something about it?
Brief #97 – Technology Policy Brief
by Mindy Spatt
The emergent capabilities of AI systems have blurred the boundaries between machine autonomy and human control…
Brief #96 – Technology Policy Brief
by Inijah Quadri
The emergent capabilities of AI systems have blurred the boundaries between machine autonomy and human control…
Brief #95 – Technology Policy Brief
by Mindy Spatt
A further irony to the debate is that the rideshare companies have made no secret of their own goal of eventually getting rid of drivers and moving to AVs themselves…
Brief #94 – Technology Policy Brief
by Mindy Spatt
In a letter threatening suit on June 20, X cited this report in accusing the CCDH of “making inflammatory, outrageous, and false…
Brief #93 – Technology Policy Brief
by Inijah Quadri
Disinformation is an orchestrated campaign designed to propagate lies, distortions, and half-truths…
Brief #92 – Technology Policy Brief
by Mindy Spatt
With the rise in online reviews we have seen that bad actors can manipulate or fake reviews to deceive consumers for their own benefit. In the meantime, how can you protect yourself?