Justin Hendrix

6 days ago | techpolicy.press | Justin Hendrix

PodcastJustin Hendrix / Jun 1, 2025Audio of this conversation is available via your favorite podcast service. Earlier this year, an entity called the Observatory on Information and Democracy released a major report called INFORMATION ECOSYSTEMS AND TROUBLED DEMOCRACY: A Global Synthesis of the State of Knowledge on News Media, AI and Data Governance.

6 days ago | techpolicy.press | Justin Hendrix

PodcastJustin Hendrix / Jun 1, 2025Audio of this conversation is available via your favorite podcast service. Our Content delivered to your inbox. Join our newsletter on issues and ideas at the intersection of tech & democracyThank you!You have successfully joined our subscriber list. Emily M.

1 week ago | techpolicy.press | Justin Hendrix

On his first day back in office, US President Donald Trump established the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) by issuing an executive order that repurposed the US Digital Service “to implement the President’s DOGE Agenda, by modernizing Federal technology and software to maximize governmental efficiency and productivity.” The billionaire Elon Musk, who spent close to $300 million to help elect Trump and other Republicans in 2024, led the initiative as a "special government employee."...

1 week ago | techpolicy.press | Justin Hendrix |Dean Jackson

On Wednesday, United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a “Visa Restriction Policy Targeting Foreign Nationals Who Censor Americans.” Under his statutory authority to determine whose entry “would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States,” Rubio said he will not tolerate visits by foreign officials who “demand that American tech platforms adopt global content moderation policies or engage in censorship activity that reaches beyond their...

1 week ago | techpolicy.press | Justin Hendrix

Audio of this conversation is available via your favorite podcast service. In February, California Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Vera Zakem as California’s State Chief Technology Innovation Officer at the California Department of Technology, a role that places her at the center of the state’s evolving approach to artificial intelligence, digital services, and public accountability. Zakem brings deep experience from national security, democracy and human rights, and technology policy.