Data & Transparency
A Year Into the Pandemic, We Still Don鈥檛 Know How Well Platforms Are Combating COVID-19 Misinfo and Disinfo
Without adequate transparency, we have no way to hold platforms accountable or help them improve.
OTI Releases Surveillance Reform Roadmap to Restore the Privacy Shield
Recommends U.S. surveillance reforms to respond to the invalidation of the EU/U.S. Privacy Shield.
OTI Welcomes Biden Infrastructure Plan, Applauds Focus on Broadband Affordability and Competition
Affordability, transparency, and competition are needed as Americans pay more for less and struggle with hidden fees and opaque pricing.
Short-Term Pell Evaluation Report Leaves Policymakers and Observers Shrugging
The Education Department finally released an evaluation report testing Pell Grants for short-term programs. Its findings disappoint.
OTI Urges Congress to Pass Broadband Infrastructure Bill
Legislation would make internet service more accessible and affordable for millions.
OTI Applauds Bill to Create a 鈥楤roadband Nutrition Label鈥
Consumers need to know what they’re paying for.
Where Was the Most Popular Higher Ed Bill in Congress鈥檚 End-of-Year Deal?
Notably absent from Congress’s end-of-year higher education deal was the College Transparency Act
OTI to FCC: Make the Emergency Broadband Benefit a 鈥楻apid Success鈥
As the pandemic rages and the digital divide widens, the stakes for this program couldn鈥檛 be higher.