This week, Burcu Kilic, tech policy expert and senior fellow at the Center for International Governance Innovation, describes how U.S. tech companies are framing international regulatory efforts as threats to American innovation, and using tariffs as a strategic tool to advance their policy priorities in global trade negotiations. But

This week, in our main story, IX's Ramma Shahid Cheema, feminist media and advocacy expert, discusses how civil society organizations are increasingly turning to AI tools to boost their efficiency in policy, advocacy, and communications, while also confronting the ethical challenges that come with their use. But first.

What if online platforms were designed to strengthen our social fabric? This week, in our main story, Audrey Tang—Taiwan’s Cyber Ambassador-at-Large, first Digital Minister, and a pioneer of civic tech—and IX’s Audrey Hingle explore how federated platforms can prioritize social cohesion. But first... Introducing “The Stack”

This week in our main story, Heather Burns explores the unfolding drama of two distinct Technical Capability Notices (TCNs) from the UK government. But first... Can the Feds get my data? | ¿Puede el gobierno federal acceder a mis datos? Since Trump began his second term, organizations, activists, and individuals involved

In our main story, Konstantinos Komaitis writes that Italy is quietly laying the groundwork to regulate CDNs like telecom companies, a move that threatens the open internet and could open the door to network fees across Europe. But first... We’ve got a few exciting updates to share from The

This week, in our main story, Internet Exchange's Mallory Knodel examines how artificial intelligence is reshaping governance, arguing that while AI promises efficiency, it often deepens societal inequalities. She explores the risks of AI reinforcing the power of the privileged, while diminishing civil liberties for others, and calls

This week, in our main story: we examine how robots.txt, a decades-old web protocol, has become central to discussions about consent, copyright, and web scraping to power new generative AI tools. But first... We Must Back the Tools that Beat Censorship A few weeks ago, the Trump administration moved

In our main story today, Divyank Katira, Anunay Kulshrestha and Gurshabad Grover explore how researchers are developing smarter ways to detect and analyse spyware targeting civil society. But first... The Real World: Sofia — Where Cryptographers Stop Being Polite and Start Getting Real Our very own Mallory Knodel is taking the