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May 2025 US Tech Policy Roundup

5 days ago | techpolicy.press | Rachel Lau |J.J. Tolentino |Ben Lennett

AnalysisRachel Lau, J.J. Tolentino, Ben Lennett / Jun 2, 2025Rachel Lau and J.J. Tolentino work with leading public interest foundations and nonprofits on technology policy issues at Freedman Consulting, LLC. Ben Lennett is the managing editor of Tech Policy Press.
Assessing the Relationship Between Information Ecosystems and Democracy's Woes

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.
Taking on the AI Con

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.
Transcript: Elon Musk's DOGE Farewell Press Conference with President Trump

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."...
Three Questions Prompted by Rubio’s Threatened Visa Restrictions on ‘Foreign Nationals Who Censor Americans’

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...
An Interview with California's New Chief Technology and Innovation Officer

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.
Considering a New 'Civil Rights Approach to AI'

1 week ago | techpolicy.press | Justin Hendrix

Audio of this conversation is available via your favorite podcast service.
AI Monopolies Are Coming. Now’s the Time to Stop Them.

1 week ago | techpolicy.press | Jack Corrigan

Nine months after a federal judge found Google guilty of operating an illegal search monopoly, the tech giant is back in court sparring with antitrust regulators over how it should be punished. The trial, which began April 21, has presented sharply divergent paths for the company’s future: the Justice Department urged the court to force Google to sell its Chrome browser and share valuable data with rivals, while Google pushed for much lighter interventions.
The UK’s AI Strategy Risks Entrenching the Power of Big Tech

1 week ago | techpolicy.press | Megan Kirkwood

AnalysisMegan Kirkwood / May 29, 2025It is no secret that nations around the world are interested in boosting AI output, often cited as a global “AI race.” While often viewed as a battle between the US and China for technological supremacy, other nations are increasingly investing in data centers and computing power to stay in the game. Data centers are popping up like daisies around the world—largely owned by Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.
Debunking Myths About AI Laws and the Proposed Moratorium on State AI Regulation

1 week ago | techpolicy.press | Kara Williams |Ben H. Winters

PerspectiveKara Williams, Ben Winters / May 28, 2025Kara Williams is a Law Fellow at the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC). Ben Winters is the Director of AI and Privacy at the Consumer Federation of America.