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Tech is reshaping the world — and not always for the better. Whether it’s the rules for Apple’s App Store or Facebook’s plan for fighting misinformation, tech platform policies can have enormous ripple effects on the rest of society. They’re so powerful that, increasingly, companies aren’t setting them alone but sharing the fight with government regulators, civil society groups, and internal standards bodies like Meta’s Oversight Board. The result is an ongoing political struggle over harassment, free speech, copyright, and dozens of other issues, all mediated through some of the largest and most chaotic electronic spaces the world has ever seen.

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A Google slideshow presentation to T-Mobile about the Google phone in development in 2006.

Google's slides sent to T-Mobile in November 2006

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Google's slides sent to T-Mobile in November 2006

Logitech now sells a $299 folding chair

Disney’s password-sharing crackdown has begun

The new WGA contract will change how Hollywood works

The iPhone 15 Pro case market is a minefield right now

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Google's slides sent to T-Mobile in November 2006

Google's slides sent to T-Mobile in November 2006

A Google slideshow presentation to T-Mobile about the Google phone in development in 2006.

Logitech now sells a $299 folding chair

Disney’s password-sharing crackdown has begun

The new WGA contract will change how Hollywood works

The iPhone 15 Pro case market is a minefield right now

The Quest 3 is Meta’s last chance to win the headset war before it truly begins

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Google's slides sent to T-Mobile in November 2006

Google's slides sent to T-Mobile in November 2006

A Google slideshow presentation to T-Mobile about the Google phone in development in 2006.

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Logitech now sells a $299 folding chair

Disney’s password-sharing crackdown has begun

The new WGA contract will change how Hollywood works

The iPhone 15 Pro case market is a minefield right now

The Quest 3 is Meta’s last chance to win the headset war before it truly begins

More from Policy

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