Center for Democracy & Technology
CDT Urges DC Council to Ban Surveillance Pricing in Bill B26-0667
The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) has urged the Council of the District of Columbia to advance B26-0667, a bill that would prohibit surveillance pricing. In a…
BusinessCDT urges UN rapporteur to put AI at the center of free expression work
The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) has asked the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression to make AI governance a core part of the mandate's…
BusinessCDT Urges Colorado to Tighten Rules on Automated Decision-Making Law
The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) has asked the Colorado Attorney General's office to tighten its proposed rules for Senate Bill 26-189, the state's automated…
BusinessCDT maps where AI can help and harm people navigating public benefits
The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) has published a resource that looks at AI in public benefits from the applicant's side, mapping barriers and opportunities…
BusinessCities Turn to AI for Faster Permits, But CDT Warns of Due Process Risks
Local governments across the US are using AI to cut building permit wait times, and federal money is now backing the approach. The Center for Democracy & Technology…
ResearchReport maps the opaque, multimillion dollar political influencer industry
The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) and the Communication Technology Research Lab (CTRL) at the University of Pittsburgh have published a map and report on the…
BusinessCDT Urges FCC to Reject Petition Allowing AI Political Robocalls Without Consent
The Center for Democracy & Technology has asked the Federal Communications Commission to reject a petition that would let political callers use AI-generated voices on…
Safety and ethicsCDT Report: AI Firms' Safeguards Against Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery Fall Short
A new report from the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) finds that safeguards against AI-generated non-consensual intimate imagery are inconsistently defined…
BusinessCDT Files Amicus Briefs on Location Data, Teen Online Rules and Section 230
The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) has published an overview of its recent amicus engagements, covering cases on location surveillance, youth online safety…
BusinessCDT Review Finds Social Media Algorithm Controls Often Lack Transparency
Users of the most popular teen social media platforms have more ways than before to steer their feeds, but many of these controls reveal little about how they work…
BusinessAI Voter Texting Is Outpacing the Federal Law Meant to Govern It, CDT Says
Campaigns in the 2026 midterms are using AI-powered text messaging for voter outreach faster than the law can keep up, according to a new analysis from the Center for…
BusinessCDT and Coalition Urge NIST to Cover Discovery-Oriented AI Evaluation
The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) has joined a coalition led by the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) in submitting comments on NIST's draft TEVV-Athlon…