State Tech Policy in 2024
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In the absence of federal regulation, states continue to lead the development of technology policy in the U.S., passing 238 bills in 46 states in 2024, a 163 percent increase from last year.
NYU’s Center for Social Media and Politics works to strengthen democracy by conducting rigorous research, advancing evidence-based public policy, and training the next generation of scholars.
Featured Work
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Our Research
CSMaP publishes rigorous, policy-relevant research in top academic journals.
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Our Team
Drawing from politics, data science, biology, and sociology, we host a diverse community of scholars.
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Our Impact
Our work advances evidence-based public policy and discourse in the digital age.
Strengthening Democracy
Policymakers across the world are reshaping the laws and regulations governing online spaces. But without access to high-quality empirical evidence, legislators risk operating in the dark. That's where we come in.
Misinformation & Information
Public Opinion
Elite & Mass Political Behavior
Media Consumption
Foreign Influence Campaigns
Political Polarization
Politics of Authoritarianism
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Policy
Feedback on the EU's Digital Services Act
The European Commission's Digital Services Act is a critical step towards supporting data access for independent research. We submitted comments on this legislation, advocating for structures and mechanisms that would ensure secure and standardized data sharing.
December 9, 2024
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News
Studying the 2024 Election — and Beyond
Conducting rigorous research to understand the increasingly fragmented media environment is more important than ever.
November 25, 2024
Work With Us
We’re currently hiring across a number of positions. We’re always looking for people to join our talent pool, too.
A Commitment to Open Science
As part of our project to construct comprehensive data sets and to empirically test hypotheses related to social media and politics, we have developed a suite of open-source tools and modeling processes.
Explore and download our data collection and analysis tools.