“The Digital Social Contract” paper series explores the role of changing technology and non-government actors in driving social, legal, and political change. It features long-form research papers and podcast interviews focusing on the relationship between governments, technology companies, and citizens.
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The Lawfare Podcast: Josh Goldfoot on Cybersecurity as a Legal Problem
What does viewing cybersecurity as a social problem mean for securing the digital world? -
Cybersecurity as a Legal Problem
Law is the foundation of cybersecurity. -
Regulating Commercial Spyware
Only a binding multistakeholder legal framework can effectively regulate a legitimate and efficiently controlled market for spyware. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Asaf Lubin on Regulating Commercial Spyware
Given the increasingly pervasive use of spyware by governments to spy, how should it be regulated? -
The Developing Law of AI Regulation: A Turn to Risk Regulation
The fast-developing law of AI appears to be… risk regulation. But there is more to risk regulation’s toolkit than impact assessments. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Margot Kaminski on Regulating AI Risks
In the last few months we've seen an explosion of new AI products. And in response, we've also heard calls for far more aggressive government regulation. But what does it mean to regulate AI? -
The Lawfare Podcast: Ashley Deeks on International Regulation of National Security AI
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National Security AI and the Hurdles to International Regulation
Small-group cooperation and unilateral efforts to develop settled expectations around the use of national security AI are far more likely than an international regime analogous to nuclear arms control. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Dan Byman on Content Moderation Tools to Stop Extremism
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Content Moderation Tools to Stop Extremism
Technology companies are more active than ever in trying to stop hateful individuals, organizations, and movements from exploiting their platforms, but government and public pressure to do more is growing. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Mary Anne Franks on Section 230
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Section 230 and the Anti-Social Contract
The power that tech platforms have over individuals can be legitimized only by rejecting the fraudulent contract of Section 230 and instituting principles of consent, reciprocity, and collective responsi...
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