Personal news: I'm joining @bgov.com next week as a Senior Capitol Hill Reporter covering the financial services industry! Excited to join this growing newsroom I've long admired and take on a new(ish) beat New email forthcoming but send news tips via Signal to: Cristiano.01

Devastated to see so many former colleagues I so greatly admire needlessly lose their jobs at the Washington Post. If this news makes you angry, sad, disappointed, whatever-- channel that into supporting the great journalists who lost their jobs today: www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...

Gee I wonder if autocrats around the world will feel more or less emboldened to commit violence against journalists and dissidents now www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

Tech Policy Press is seeking a social-savvy assistant editor to join our team. If you or someone you know might be a fit, apply! jobs.gusto.com/postings/tec...

OpenAI completed a restructuring this week that will enable it to more easily raise funds, a move that raises questions about the future of its safety efforts and its commitment to developing AI that "benefits all of humanity," Cristiano Lima-Strong writes.

@millsrodrigo.bsky.social breaks down how major US labor unions are staking out different postures when it comes to how artificial intelligence will impact workplaces in a new report for @techpolicypress.bsky.social www.techpolicy.press/how-major-la...

US labor unions so far have adopted a fairly consistent tone on AI: the technology has the potential to improve productivity and benefit society, but workers need to be involved in how it is deployed, Chris Mills Rodrigo reports for Tech Policy Press:

Tech companies often use statistics about the prevalence of content on their sites to make things seem small. This article is a good reminder that a small % can still be a helluvalot techcrunch.com/2025/10/27/o...

For @techpolicypress.bsky.social, @rebeccamkern.bsky.social interviewed and profiled regulator Julie Inman Grant as she prepares to enforce Australia's social media ban for kids: “If they want to continue operating in Australia, this is the law.” www.techpolicy.press/australian-r...

For @techpolicypress.bsky.social, Gopal Ratnam reports on efforts to update laws governing federal use of personal data in the wake of DOGE's collection spree, which has sparked concerns that the government is abusing Americans' online privacy www.techpolicy.press/doges-plunde...

As DOGE continues to compile vast reams of personal data, some in Congress and at the state level are increasingly raising the alarm that the federal government is violating Americans’ privacy and calling for laws to prevent such abuse, Gopal Ratnam reports.

Struggling to keep up with the latest developments around AI policy in California? Tech Policy Press has you covered: (1/5) 1) Jasmine Mithani takes stock of the tech policy-related bills that made it through the lobbying gauntlet and over Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk.

New: Apple banned an app that simply archived videos of ICE abuses. Rather than other apps that record ICE official's real-time location, Eyes Up is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." Videos from TikTok etc. Every submission manually reviewed www.404media.co/apple-banned...

A secret meeting with X. A senior State Dept. advisor just out of college. The VP's speech in Munich. Pressure on European regulators. What do they share? They're all part of an agenda to turn the transatlantic alliance into a far right international: www.techpolicy.press/trumps-state...

Cancel culture run amok

After more than a year of intense debate, California is ushering in some of the most significant AI protections in the US with the signing of SB53. Here's a look at how we got here, what the law will do and how it's playing politically from @viacristiano.bsky.social.

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Trump is bashing former DOJ official Lisa Monaco, who was instrumental in getting the TikTok law passed that will now see the app's control shift more toward Trump's allies The attack on Monaco, who is at Microsoft, follows Trump singling out LinkedIn co-founder & MSFT board member Reid Hoffman

New podcast! I spoke with Tech Policy Press associate editor Cristiano Lima-Strong about his reporting on the lobbying battle over two AI companions bills that are currently on California Governor Gavin Newsom's desk. www.techpolicy.press/california-b...

🎙 @justinhendrix.bsky.social & I chatted on the podcast about my reporting on the fight over AI companion legislation in California. Have a listen!

If you're trying to make sense of the FTC's settlement with Amazon, here's two data points: 1) Lina Khan, who chaired the agency when it brought the suit, is jeering the settlement 2) NetChoice, a trade group that counts Amazon as a member, is cheering the settlement

A pair of bills to expand protections for AI companions have sparked a major lobbying blitz in California, with tech industry groups and consumer advocates vying to shape what may become the most significant rules in the country, Tech Policy Press associate editor Cristiano Lima-Strong reports:

A pair of bills to expand protections for AI companions have sparked a major lobbying blitz in California, with tech industry groups and consumer advocates vying to shape what may become the most significant rules in the country, Tech Policy Press associate editor Cristiano Lima-Strong reports:

NEW: California could soon enact the most significant protections for AI companions in the U.S. Debate over two bills, AB1064 & SB243, has sparked a major lobbying blitz as tech industry groups and consumer advocates vie to shape the rules www.techpolicy.press/inside-the-l... tip @techmeme.com

If you're a journalist interested in covering tech policy, we want to hear from you!

🎙️New podcast is out! Had a great chat with two @coloradosun.com reporters about the massive lobbying blitz around the state's first-of-its-kind AI law. Listen here:

Tech Policy Press associate editor Cristiano Lima-Strong spoke with Marketplace Tech about the Trump administration’s attacks against European tech regulations and what it means for platform accountability going forward. Listen here: buff.ly/7vNjkaG

Hill Republicans tried to take up legislation targeting alleged bias in Google's email spam filter, but it went nowhere. The RNC filed an FEC complaint & a lawsuit over it, but both were dismissed Now Trump's FTC is warning tech giants it may take up the cause under federal law

Top Republicans and US tech leaders are ramping up a pressure campaign against the EU’s platform regulations, calling it foreign “censorship.” @viacristiano.bsky.social and @ramshajahangir.bsky.social unpack how Washington and Silicon Valley are working to sway Brussels on softening enforcement.

Remember the TikTok Ban? Does Anyone? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/o...

On Wednesday, the Trump administration unveiled its AI Action Plan. Looking to make sense of what it means for the future of AI in the US? Tech Policy Press has you covered (1/4) 1. @viacristiano.bsky.social unpacks the AI Action Plan and what it means:

In his AI summit speech, Trump is musing about how he initially looked at Nvidia and thought they should “break them up a little" but he “found out it’s not easy” so he said “let’s go on to the next one”

Here's our breakdown of Trump's AI action plan, from slashing regulations to warring on DEI & easing data center buildouts www.techpolicy.press/unpacking-tr... via @techpolicypress.bsky.social

Trump's DOJ here asserting that "antitrust laws protect viewpoint competition in news markets" www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...

Bill Moyers went out of his way to share his wisdom with one young journalist at a dinner in grad school. Exceedingly generous and kind. May he rest in peace. www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

News: Senate Parliamentarian OKs the revised reconciliation provision tying federal broadband subsidies (BEAD) to states not enforcing AI laws for 10 years, according to Dems on the Budget committee www.budget.senate.gov/ranking-memb...

Feels like this article is missing some context about other things these two men have in common www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/n...

Still awaiting the Senate Parliamentarian review of the proposed federal moratorium on state AI laws.

I was deported by the U.S. for reporting on the Columbia University student protests. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

Elon Musk's X might not need to sue advertisers that boycott the site if the federal government (FTC) does it for them www.wsj.com/business/med... & www.axios.com/2025/06/16/x...

Some recommended further reading on the shape internet policy is taking at Trump's FTC: www.theverge.com/policy/68160... by @laurenfeiner.bsky.social www.techpolicy.press/ftc-outlines... by @viacristiano.bsky.social

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There's been discussion that Trump's firings across government could end up largely being overturned. But this resignation shows these things often can't be undone-- people have to move on & find jobs, and do

A reminder that the TikTok ban is legally in effect and has been since Jan 19, Trump just keeps ordering his DOJ not to enforce it, and companies seem OK with that (for now) www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

🍁 Here's something a little different! 📻 Recorded a podcast on what's next for tech policy in Canada, following Trudeau's exit, Carney's rise, Trump's trade war & the (for now?) death of their online harms & AI proposals. Check it out! www.techpolicy.press/podcast-cana...

Sources: Tucker Carlson was on WH's list of potential TikTok investors, with JD Vance pushing for his inclusion, along with others like a16z and Blackstone (Financial Times) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

New: Here are the state AI laws likeliest to be blocked by a 10-year federal moratorium, and which may be spared, according to a new analysis www.techpolicy.press/the-state-ai...

Senate Commerce's version of the budget bill out tonight requires states to not enforce their AI rules for 10 years under the moratorium to receive federal broadband subsidies under BEAD www.commerce.senate.gov/services/fil...

Trump is about to repeal Section 230 so hard