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EU Tech Policy Brief: September 2022 Recap
Illustration depicting a pixelated user cursor reaching through the browser screen to affect the platform algorithm. CDT Research report entitled "This is Transparency to Me."

“This is Transparency to Me” – Research Prototypes
Illustration depicting a pixelated user cursor reaching through the browser screen to affect the platform algorithm. CDT Research report entitled "This is Transparency to Me: User Insights into Recommendation Algorithm Reporting."

“This is Transparency to Me:” User Insights into Recommendation Algorithm Reporting
CDT joins 75 other organizations in urging Congress to pass the SAFE SEX Workers Study Act, to study the impact of SESTA/FOSTA. White document on a grey background.

CDT Joins 75 Other Orgs in Urging Congress to Pass SAFE SEX Workers Study Act, Studying Impact of SESTA/FOSTA
CDT filed an amicus brief in Woodhull v. United States, a case challenging the constitutionality of Allowing States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA). White document on a grey background.

CDT Files Amicus Brief Challenging Constitutionality of FOSTA
CDT Research report, entitled "Learning to Share: Lessons on Data-Sharing from Beyond Social Media," and authored by Gabriel Nicholas and Dhanaraj Thakur. A collection of yellow-colored logos from popular social media platforms are arranged to form a sort of "key," unlocking a barrier between researchers and potential data-informed insights (illustrated as a series of data visualizations, with an orange-to-purple gradient).

Learning to Share: Lessons on Data-Sharing from Beyond Social Media
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Social Media Companies Should Give Researchers Access to More Data. Other Industries Can Show Them How

CDT Joins Broad Coalition Opposing Journalism Competition & Preservation Act
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Languages Left Behind: Automated Content Analysis in Non-English Languages
CDT joined an open letter opposing the South Carolina Senate Bill 1373. White document on a dark grey background.

CDT Joins Letter Opposing South Carolina Senate Bill 1373
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CDT Europe Response to European Commission’s Consultation on the Proposal on Fighting Child Sexual Abuse
CDT report, entitled "Improving Researcher Access to Digital Data: A Workshop Report." Black text against a white background, with three long rectangles filled with various densities of blue and red gradients of a halftone pattern.

Improving Researcher Access to Digital Data: A Workshop Report