Impact

New research reveals state legislators respond to both local constituents and national politicians when setting their policy agendas, with stronger influence from politically engaged partisans within their states.

New social media study finds safe incumbents move from primary extremes to general-election center when facing well-funded primary challenger

We responded to Ofcom’s public request for evidence on researcher access to online service data for safety research, highlighting barriers researchers face when accessing social media data, the challenges of limited information sharing, potential ways to improve data access, and examples of robust data-sharing practices.

The artificial intelligence (AI) regulation moratorium introduced in the House budget reconciliation plan poses consequences to American citizens' safety. While state AI regulation may not be perfect, they have played a key role in protecting consumers, as the federal government has failed to act in this regulatory arena.