What does leadership in tech policy really look like? In our latest CDT Alumni Spotlight, Dr. Joseph Lorenzo Hall reflects on his career, the impact of his time at CDT, and why leadership is about creating the conditions for others to succeed. Read more: [cdt.org/insights/cdt...

Today is CDT’s Giving Day. Make a donation today to advance essential rights and freedoms central to our democracy. Thank you for your support! cdt.org/2026summers

In recognition of CDT's Giving Day on Friday, July 10, support us in our work advancing legislation, policies, and practices to use AI for good, while preventing uses that undermine your rights and our democracy. Thank you for your support! cdt.org/2026summers/

The questions shaping our digital future are here now: privacy, AI, surveillance, free expression, and democracy. CDT’s 2025 Annual Report highlights how our teams, partners, and supporters worked to advance rights & build practical, people-centered solutions. Read more: cdt.org/2025-annual-...

The countdown has begun! 🎉 CDT’s Tech Prom returns Thursday, November 12, 2026, bringing together leaders and innovators across the tech policy community for a night of networking, conversation, and celebration. cdt.org/event/2026-t...

TODAY: Join us today at 1 PM ET for a conversation on advancing responsible sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data practices at the state level. cdt.org/event/state-...

New from CDT, MAP, and Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy: As federal efforts to collect LGBTQ-inclusive data are scaled back, states play an increasingly important role in ensuring this data can advance equity while protecting privacy. cdt.org/insights/sta...

How can states collect sexual orientation + gender identity (SOGI) data in ways that advance equity while protecting privacy & civil liberties? Join CDT, MAP, & Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy on 6/25 for a discussion on responsible SOGI data governance. RSVP ➡️ cdt.org/event/state-...

From the “Polybius” urban legend to today’s debates over online harms, gaming has long been the subject of public anxiety. A new CDT essay series, Panic at the Arcade?, explores what games can teach us about trust & safety, and why evidence-based approaches matter. cdt.org/insights/pan...

In the latest episode of CDT’s Tech Talks, we explore AI, speech, and the future of digital rights with @thefireorg.bsky.social's JohnColeman and CDT’s Becca Branum 🎧 Listen now: cdt.org/insights/tec...

The taxonomy highlights risks including emotional coercion, hyper-personalized persuasion, guilt-driven engagement, and misleading “social” dynamics that can steer users’ beliefs, behavior, and spending. cdt.org/insights/dar...

New CDT research by Ruchika Joshi, Adinawa Adjagodjou, & Michal Luria, maps “dark patterns” in AI chatbots, showing how design choices like playacting, sycophancy, and emotional framing can blur the line between helpful interaction and manipulation. cdt.org/insights/dar...

Free expression online depends on more than the ability to speak — it requires the freedom to access info, participate in civic life, and make choices about what we see and share. CDT works to protect an open internet free from censorship, gatekeepers, & barriers to speech. cdt.org/area-of-focu...

Can liability insurance help shape responsible AI development? A recent court decision involving Meta’s insurers raises important questions about accountability, foreseeability, and the limits of insurance as an AI governance tool. Read CDT’s analysis: cdt.org/insights/des...

How should the government protect your personal data, and who's holding agencies accountable when they don't? Join CDT June 1 (12–1pm ET) for a virtual panel on government data privacy with experts from civil society and government agencies. Register now: cdt-org.zoom.us/webi...

From the 1960s’ “Art by Telephone” to generative AI, expression has always moved through intermediaries. The First Amendment question isn’t whether machines “speak,” but whether people can speak, & inquire, through them. Read the blog by CDT’s Becca Branum: cdt.org/insights/art...

ICYMI: CDT's Amy Winecoff, Sabrina Shih & Miranda Bogen, alongside MIT's Emaan Bilal & Dylan Hadfield-Menell, released new research showing that fine-tuning AI models can cause unpredictable safety changes, even from small tweaks. AI governance needs to catch up. cdt.org/insights/out...

The Senate’s marking up the GUARD Act today, which treats chatbots as a threat to age-gate rather than tools for expression and inquiry. CDT's Becca Branum shows why that framing gets the First Amendment wrong, with help from a 1969 art exhibit. cdt.org/insights/art...

This spring, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) invites you to support us and champion the causes that safeguard our democracy and make the world a better place. Join us with a contribution that is meaningful to you. cdt.org/2026springs

Today, CDT, the @eff.org, the Protect Democracy, & EPIC submitted comments to the GSA in response to the request for comment on the draft AI Terms and Conditions for federal solicitations and contracts. cdt.org/insights/cen...

Thanks to everyone who joined us for CDT’s Spring Fling! 🌸 Great conversations, new connections, and a shared commitment to advancing civil rights and civil liberties in the digital age. We’re grateful to have such an incredible community with us.

As part of CDT’s new polling showing Americans’ worries about the data the government holds on them – across partisan, racial, and regional lines – a must-read privacy explainer focuses on breaking down why it matters. cdt.org/insights/six...

Public Agencies and Want Government Accountability,” finds 74% of Americans are concerned about the privacy and security of personal data held by the government — across party, geography, and race. cdt.org/insights/com...

Tonight’s the night! 🎉 Join CDT’s Spring Fling for an evening of cocktails, connection, and conversation with leaders in privacy and AI. No ticket yet? No problem—tickets will be available at the door. See you there! 🥂

CDT joined with other consumer, labor, civil rights, and technology public interest organizations in a letter to the California Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee in support of AB2564, the End Surveillance Pricing Act. cdt.org/insights/cdt...

Jake Laperruque, in NPR, discussing law enforcement buying their way around warrant requirements by purchasing sensitive info from data brokers. www.npr.org/2026/03/...

THIS WEEK: AI is reshaping the web—fast. As bots (increasingly AI-driven) dominate traffic and human visits decline, the economic model that sustained the open internet is breaking down. Join CDT on March 26 for a critical conversation on what comes next: cdt.org/insights/eve...

CDT joined more than 130 civil society orgs in urging Congress not to reauthorize Section 702 of FISA without closing the “data broker loophole,” which law enforcement & intelligence agencies exploit by purchasing data on Americans to circumvent warrant requirements. cdt.org/insights/sec...

Join us in DC for CDT’s Spring Fling on March 30! 🥂 During IAPP Global Summit week, we’re bringing together 500+ leaders from government, industry, & civil society for an evening of cocktails and conversation at Crimson. Space is filling fast—grab your ticket! 🎉 cdt.org/event/2026-s...

New from CDT’s Geoff Hale, Tim Harper, & Isabel Linzer: As questions ab foreign interference in the 2020 election resurface, it’s important to start with facts. The Intelligence Community found no indications any foreign actor altered the technical aspects of voting.