A better approach to covering global tech policy

Compiler is a nonprofit newsroom covering the people, institutions and global forces shaping our digital future. It will deliver expert journalism, ideas and research to inform decisions about the role of technology in society.

Launched in 2024, Compiler will expand access to policy news and elevate diverse views. This is a publication for and about people making tech policy or working to influence it — from anywhere in the world.

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This VPN is now the resistance tool of choice in authoritarian regimes trying to control the internet

Proton VPN executives and engineers tirelessly work to outmaneuver internet firewalls in Russia, Venezuela and China in a digital war for a free and open internet.

The artist fighting for humanity in the AI era

John Mack, a tech critic and visual artist, warns against our growing reliance on artificial intelligence and digital tools and makes the case for a more human-centered future.

Watch: The Australian internet regulator taking on Elon Musk

Australian eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant joined Compiler and Cornell Tech's Security, Trust and Safety Initiative for a pop-up policy event where she talked about Australia's efforts to reduce online harms and disinformation.

Who will save us from a future without work?

With AI expected to alter or eliminate nearly 40% of global jobs, the risks of mass unemployment and economic disruption loom large. But there’s a better way to reshape our economy to benefit workers instead.

Tech researchers wanted to protect democracy. Now, they're facing lawsuits, recrimination and threats.

A rising tide of legal threats against misinformation researchers is having a chilling effect on the field—and threatening a key tool for accountability.

Lina Khan has unfinished business

FTC Chair Lina Khan was once a fringe outsider. Now she is redefining corporate oversight, but her fight is far from over.

The most immediate AI risk isn't superintelligent bots destroying humanity. There's something else.

Generative AI tools are riddled with low-tech security flaws that can be used by even the most unsophisticated hackers.

Gary Marcus: We're suffering through the Napster era of AI

The author of the new book "Taming Silicon Valley" says tech companies should compensate artists, writers, publishers and other creators who are being ripped off to fuel the AI economy.

NATO can’t truly defend cyberspace without private partnerships

The Ukraine war is perhaps the clearest example of the value of international cyber cooperation.

‘Integrity Above All’ is the mantra needed for the ransomware era

As ransomware continues to be one of the best low-risk, high-return business models in existence, an approach to security that puts integrity above all should become the credo for everyone in cyber.

AI is turbocharging the online harassment of women

Generative AI is making the online abuse of women as easy as point-and-click. Is there any way to stop it?

The Downside of Upgrading

First come the chip factories, then comes the energy suck. We’re not prepared for the environmental implications of fully scaled AI.

The Legacy

Author and humanitarian Malka Older imagines what happens when an AI dies, and how a community of scientists would grieve after its demise.

A Decade of ‘Removed’

In a conversation with Compiler, photographer Eric Pickersgill talks about how his photo series observes the way devices have become fused into daily life.

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