Policy

U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty has ordered key Biden administration officials and agencies not to contact social media platforms to suppress speakers and viewpoints they disagree with.

As colleges and universities in the U.S. navigate the implications of AI tools such as ChatGPT, some of the top institutions across the pond have come together on a handful of guiding principles.

Tech interests, especially OpenAI, the nonprofit that created ChatGPT, have gone on the offensive in Washington, arguing for regulations that will prevent the technology from posing an existential threat to humanity.

The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education voted in March to ban the social media platform TikTok from all Internet networks and university-owned devices. Student reactions range from anger to agreement.

The rollout of facial recognition technology in cities and states nationwide — as well as some overturned bans — could offer lessons on how to regulate other technologies that haven’t yet reached broad adoption.

A comprehensive ban on holding phones while driving takes effect Friday across Michigan, meaning actions that were previously allowed in vehicles under state law will now be illegal and potentially bring $100 fines.

To compensate for budget cuts, a Minnesota school district is weighing the possibility of asking taxpayers to approve an additional source of funding that would be used to support technology.

Opposition from state Rep. Steven Smith of Charlestown proved the key factor in the demise of a bill intended to make it easier for people to vote and more efficient for election workers to tally that vote.

House Bill 3127, currently awaiting Gov. Tina Kotek’s signature, would ban TikTok and several other apps from companies based in China. The bill also bans cybersecurity software from Russia-based Kaspersky Lab.

Following safety tests at schools in every state, the nonprofit Internet Safety Labs found student data making its way to advertisers and social media sites by way of apps used in schools, with parents largely unaware.

Legislation in the state aimed at restricting large data center climate emissions and ballooning tax breaks has failed. Data centers are among the state’s biggest energy consumers and largest tax break recipients.

The CEO of artificial intelligence startup OpenAI Inc. said there are many ways that rapidly progressing AI technology “could go wrong,” but he argues that the benefits outweigh the costs.

Town officials have voted to approve a resolution that would restrict all users from participating on the town's Facebook page. The change is meant to prevent “problematic comments” that inhibit the flow of public information.

States shouldn’t wait for a national privacy policy to address the critical issue of protecting constituent data. Hiring a chief privacy officer should top every state’s priority list.

Citing disruptions and behavior issues, a school board in Florida unanimously approved a new policy requiring elementary students to keep personal devices on silent mode and out of sight during the school day.

Officials in the California city are being asked to take another look at the ordinance creating the Privacy and Technology Commission amid fears the group lacks enough authority to guide technology purchases.

Quad Cities police officials and the top prosecutors from the region say that body cameras are crucial to protecting officers, investigating cases and keeping cops accountable to the public.

The Pennsylvania House on Wednesday passed two pieces of legislation on phone surcharges, increasing the fee that funds 911 systems and establishing a new fee to fund the state’s 988 suicide hotline system.