307 Articles
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Just Security’s Artificial Intelligence Archive
Just Security's collection of articles analyzing the implications of AI for society, democracy, human rights, and warfare.
Mar. 26, 2026
Clara Apt and Brianna Rosen
👁 U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) conduct a traffic stop near the U.S. Capitol
Ban Pay-to-Play National Security Approvals
Congress must ban demands for payment to the government for national-security related approvals and prohibit companies from making these payments.
Mar. 25, 2026
Ashley Deeks and Kristen Eichensehr
👁 Logos of WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram are displayed on a phone screen in front of a computer screen with a Facebook logo
Interface Design as a Condition of Remedy in Meta’s Platform Governance
The case of Meta's platforms in India reminds us that in digital governance, rights are not only written into policy, but must be written into design.
Mar. 19, 2026
Tanmay Durani
👁 Statue Of Liberty
The Spirit of Liberty—Horace E. Read Memorial Lecture
Finding the spirit of liberty in the United States requires looking beyond the leadership of elite institutions. Among ordinary citizens, there’s no scarcity of civic courage.
Feb. 14, 2026
Jameel Jaffer
👁 The Grok website is seen on an iPad and a computer screen
Grok, Deepfakes, and the Collapse of the Content/Capability Distinction
The Grok case suggests that effective AI regulation may come not from comprehensive AI-specific frameworks, but from applying existing harm-based laws to new capabilities.
Feb. 9, 2026
Ignacio Cofone
👁 A man hangs wet socks in the colors of the Colombian flag as a symbolic act to commemorate National Human Rights Day in Bogotá on September 9, 2025. (Photo by RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP via Getty Images)
Who Will Stand Up for Human Rights in 2026 – and How?
The deterioration in human rights in 2025 heightens the risks for defenders going forward, all worsened by donors' deep funding cuts, especially those of the United States.
Jan. 15, 2026
Andrew Friedman and Kimberly Hart
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The Global Retreat from Content Moderation Is Endangering Free Expression: Kenya Shows Why
By abandoning proactive content moderation, platforms are accelerating a global slide toward censorship — the very outcome they claim to oppose.
Nov. 26, 2025
Julie Owono
👁 The headquarters of the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in Washington, DC, November 18, 2024. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)
Before Enforcing the New Foreign Data Law (PADFAA), Congress Must Fix These Five Things
PADFAA was enacted with the right intent but the wrong architecture. Congress must adopt five targeted amendments before enforcement begins.
Nov. 11, 2025
Lartease Tiffith
👁 In this photo illustration the logo of US online social media and social networking site 'X' (formerly known as Twitter) is displayed centrally on a smartphone screen alongside that of Threads (L) and Instagram (R) on August 01, 2023 in Bath, England. On the top row the logo of online video sharing and social media platform YouTube is seen alongside that of Whatsapp and TikTok. Along the bottom row Facebook, Quora amd Messenger are displayed.
The Feedback Loop Between Online Extremism and Acts of Violence
Each new incident of political violence is followed by a wave of digital celebration, intimidation, and imitation. Responses remain polarized and superficial.
Nov. 10, 2025
Mariana Olaizola Rosenblat
👁 A billboard shows a caricature of Russian President Vladimir Putin pulling the ropes of then-fugitive oligarchs Ilan Shor (R) and Vladimir Plahotniuc (L), as if they are puppets, above words reading "They ask for your vote." The billboard was displayed in Ungheni city on September 24, 2025. (Photo by DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP via Getty Images)
How Tech Platforms Allowed Russia Into Moldova: Lessons for the EU and Others
What played out across social media throughout Moldova's recent election exposed how easily disinformation fills the gaps between state regulation and platform indifference.
Oct. 29, 2025
Austin Akers
👁 Right-wing white nationalists hold flags with signs like "white pride worldwide."
How Misogyny Fuels Violent Extremism
Taking a closer look at where misogynist beliefs come from can help shed light on the pathways to violence — and how to interrupt them.
Sep. 16, 2025
Cynthia Miller-Idriss
👁 A sculpture is pictured at the entrance of the Brazilian Supreme Court building where the courtrooms are located in Brasilia on May 19, 2025. (Photo by EVARISTO SA/AFP via Getty Images)
Brazil’s Digital Sovereignty Is Under Attack: How Courts, Platforms, and Constitutional Law Are Redefining Democracy Online
At the heart of Brazil’s approach to digital constitutionalism is a legal framework that treats platform governance as essential to democracy.
Aug. 13, 2025
Sahasranshu Dash and Ana Tereza Duarte Lima de Barros