🚨Expect a GOP data privacy framework within weeks. “It’s been a little frustrating for everybody that it’s taken this long, but you want to make sure you get it right,” Rep. Obernolte told me, after months of delays. New details at Politico: www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

Tech reps at FLOTUS’ ed tech for youth event at the White House today include OpenAI, Palantir, xAI, Google, Meta, Microsoft and Adobe. Notably missing: Anthropic. (At least from the list of official shout outs…)

At the White House: A humanoid robot made its White House debut at FLOTUS’s global ed tech summit…

Hill sighting: Paris Hilton w/ Reps. @ocasio-cortez.house.gov and Laurel Lee pushing to pass a bill allowing victims of nonconsensual AI pornography to sue for damages. Passed the Senate unanimously, TBD on whether House GOP leadership will take up the cause, too.

More details on why 2026 is shaping up to be an epic battle over AI infrastructure development in this post from @gabbymiller.bsky.social.

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I asked more than three dozen tech companies that sell, possess, or help analyze personal data whether they would help facilitate Trump's promised mass deportation operations—Only six responded, and only one said no theintercept.com/2024/12/02/l...

What bills and resolutions then Senator Kamala Harris supported may offer insight into tech policy issues a possible Harris-Walz administration would prioritize, writes @gabbymiller.bsky.social.

Coming off a dramatic weekend, both the White House and Senate are taking steps to address the “youth mental health crisis” and strengthen protections for children online, writes staff writer @gabbymiller.bsky.social.

1/ Over at @techpolicypress.bsky.social we're running a series of pieces this week coinciding with the first 100 days since the full implementation of Europe's Digital Services Act (DSA), looking at open questions and issues around its implementation. We've published four pieces so far today.

John Evans joined Ireland's Coimisiún na Meán in July 2023 as Digital Services Commissioner. @gabbymiller.bsky.social interviewed him about getting up and running 100 days after the full implementation of the EU's Digital Services Act.

Major social media companies, including Meta and YouTube, are failing to protect LGBTQ safety, privacy, and expression while profiting off of the rise in anti-LGBTQ hate, according to GLAAD's latest Social Media Safety Index, writes @gabbymiller.bsky.social.

On Tuesday, TikTok sued the US government over a new law requiring its China-based parent company, ByteDance, to divest or face a ban on the app. The suit argues that the law is unconstitutional on First Amendment grounds, writes @gabbymiller.bsky.social

This week, NIST issued four draft guidance reports that offer the opportunity for public engagement on AI governance in the United States, writes @gabbymiller.bsky.social. Here’s a breakdown of each:

AI was in the spotlight in Perugia, Italy last week, with 11 of more than 200 panels focused on the technology's relationship with journalism. @gabbymiller.bsky.social breaks down discussions on how AI fits within existing regulatory frameworks for news media.

With @gabbymiller.bsky.social, I took a look at what all 100 US Senators have been saying about TikTok. Some of their comments are... interesting. Take a look- and if we missed a relevant statement, let us know. www.techpolicy.press/what-us-sena...

US House of Representatives Overwhelmingly Passes Bill Aimed at TikTok - @gabbymiller.bsky.social: www.techpolicy.press/us-house-ove...

At Tech Policy Press, we produce a weekly newsletter that contains updates and links to all of the content we produce each week, including from contributors. To give you a sense of what that looks like, I'm going to do a thread here of this week's articles in hopes it might entice you to subscribe.

A new paper by Google DeepMind and University of Colorado researchers explores the design and ethical questions raised by AI systems intended to represent the dead, reports Gabby Miller @gabbymiller.bsky.social:

European Commission Seeks Public Input on Proposed Digital Services Act Guidelines to Enhance Election Integrity- @gabbymiller.bsky.social: www.techpolicy.press/european-com...

European Commission Seeks Public Input on Proposed Digital Services Act Guidelines to Enhance Election Integrity- @gabbymiller.bsky.social for @techpolicypress.bsky.social: www.techpolicy.press/european-com...

TikTok just pushed to my phone an exclusive #parentsoftiktok newsletter sign up — just days before a Senate hearing where tech execs will be grilled re: their child online safety efforts, including TikTok. Also looks like the initiative more broadly isn’t even new, it launched Oct ‘23…

NEW: On Weds Jan. 31 the Senate Judiciary Committee will host a hearing on online child safety, including platform responses to CSAM and child exploitation, with the CEOs of Discord, Meta, Snap, TikTok, and X. For @techpolicypress.bsky.social, @gabbymiller.bsky.social breaks down the state of play:

I'd make the joke about how "we read the amicus briefs in the California Age Appropriate Design Code Act injunction appeal so you don't have to," but they are actually very interesting! Click through and read summaries from @gabbymiller.bsky.social and me: www.techpolicy.press/reviewing-am...

A review of ongoing policy discussions and legislation to protect children's online safety ahead of 2024, by staff writer @gabbymiller.bsky.social: