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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Kenyan lawsuit against Meta will test Big Tech accountability

A Kenyan court will hear a $1.6 billion lawsuit that alleges Facebook helped incite genocide in Ethiopia. The case could be a model for those looking to hold platforms responsible for online hate and abuse with real world consequences.

The chilling effects of using A.I. to hunt ‘pro-Hamas’ activists

The State Department is attempting to use artificial intelligence to target visa holders in the United States who express views counter to U.S. foreign policy. Is the real goal legitimizing a political crackdown?

How to resist climate disinformation during Trump 2.0

An assault on facts started as soon as Trump took office, but scientists, climate activists and the international community must fight back against lies, distortions and a dangerous withdrawal from the global environmental challenge.

Tech's new AI cold war

The fight for artificial intelligence dominance is pushing global cooperation to the brink, and the consequences could be catastrophic.

The Trump administration's war on facts is now underway. Here's how to fight back.

A global alliance is essential to countering disinformation that prevailed during the campaign and will continue to pollute the internet thanks to Trump and allies like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg.

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.

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