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--FILE--Chinese policemen of the China Network Management of the Public Security check an Internet cafe in Beijing, China, 22 February 2012.China looks poised to launch another crackdown on its social networks after two newspapers carried editorials defending restrictions on the Internet.The articles coincided with complaints from internet users that its so-called Great Firewall had been upgraded and was now able to automatically detect and block virtual private networks, or VPNs. In Fridays (21 December 2012) Global Times quoted officials saying foreign-run VPNs were illegal defended restrictions on the Internet in an editorial headlined. No Use China. No Use France.

A brief experiment in a more open Chinese web

David Bandurski

Thursday, November 12, 2020

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden boards his campaign plane for travel to Miami at New Castle Airport in New Castle, Delaware, U.S., October 5, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid REFILE - CORRECTING DATE

TechTank Podcast Episode 8: What will tech policy look like in the next administration?

Nicol Turner Lee, Darrell M. West, and Tom Wheeler

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

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China 4.0: Sharing the dividends of digitalization

Martin Raiser and Marcin Piatkowski

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

A robot helping medical teams treat patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is pictured at the corridor, in the Circolo hospital, in Varese, Italy April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo

When medical robots fail: Malpractice principles for an era of automation

Monday, November 9, 2020

How Cleveland’s innovation district is advancing equity through a new kind of anchor institution

Monday, November 9, 2020

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris address reporters about efforts to confront the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic after meeting with members of the "Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board" in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

What divided control of Congress would mean for President-elect Biden

Darrell M. West

Monday, November 9, 2020

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris hold a virtual meeting with members of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Advisory Board" in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Transitioning tech policy in an existential crisis

Monday, November 9, 2020

Journalists wait for news after early results in the 2020 U.S. Presidential election at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

The TechStream newsletter: Election Day misinformation

TechStream Staff

Thursday, November 5, 2020

Indianapolis - Circa June 2019: Lyft and Uber pickup spot at the airport. Lyft and Uber ride sharing has replaced many Taxi cabs for transportation I

On Proposition 22, a big California victory for the gig economy

Darrell M. West

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

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Video: Ben Nimmo on influence operations and the Breakout Scale

TechStream Staff

Monday, November 2, 2020