New America
Why Does One Online Education Supporter Oppose Better Data on Online Education?
In July, the U.S. Department of Education proposed regulations that would require colleges to provide more detailed data on students in online education programs.
Age Verification: The Complicated Effort to Protect Youth Online
In 2023, more than 60 bills were introduced at the state and federal level requiring greater parental consent, age restrictions, or safety-by-design measures. Half as many bills have already been introduced in the first few months of 2024. Most of these laws target youth access to online adult content and sales that are age-gated in real life. Yet some states are going further to apply age verification requirements to social media, responding to growing concerns about children’s experiences online.
OTI Seeks Senior Policy Counsel and Policy Director (New America)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 01/10/2023 - 14:23What Can We Learn about Black Girls’ Use of Social Media for In-School Learning? (New America)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 01/04/2023 - 15:13Lilian Coral Joins New America as Head of Open Technology Institute, and Technology and Democracy Programs
Lilian Coral, an experienced public interest and technology leader, has joined New America as Senior Director of the Open Technology Institute (OTI) and Head of New America’s Technology and Democracy Programs. Coral will oversee New America’s work on a broad range of issues at the intersection of technology and democracy at a time when digital equity, privacy concerns, online free expression, and other key tech policy issues are at the forefront of US public debate. Coral served most recently as Director of National Strategy and Tech Innovation at the John S. & James L.
A New Model for Using Phones with Young Kids (New America)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Wed, 08/24/2022 - 11:16New America Seeks Open Technology Institute Director/Tech Cluster Lead (New America)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 07/28/2022 - 14:12Misleading Information and the Midterms
Since 2020, misinformation and disinformation related to election and voter suppression have continued to spread at a growing rate across online platforms. While internet platforms ramped up attempts to combat such information during the 2020 elections, many of these efforts appear to have been temporary measures. In anticipation of the 2022 US midterm elections, this report evaluates how online platforms are combating misleading election information against a selection of recommendations made by the Open Technology Institute in 2020.
Towards A Digital Equity Foundation
Exploring the need for a Digital Equity Foundation, options and best practices for its potential structure, governance, and the benefits such a foundation could bring to the public.