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Response to Ofcom’s Consultation on Additional Safety Measures
On October 20th, 2025, the Integrity Institute submitted a comprehensive response to Ofcom’s Additional Safety Measures, pertaining to the Online Safety Act.
Response to European Commission’s Consultation on Transparency Requirements for Certain AI Systems under the AI Act
On October 7th, 2025, members of the Integrity Institute submitted a response to the European Commission's Consultation on the EU AI Act's Transparency Requirements.
Platform Datasets: Challenges, Insights, and Examples for Researchers under Article 40 of the Digital Services Act
This report aims to assist researchers studying risks and harms outlined in the Digital Services Act and the Code of Practice on Disinformation by enabling an understanding of the relevant data that exists within platforms and that which is accessible via APIs–and the relationships between internal data and public facing APIs.
Risk Dimensions and Mitigation Effectiveness
A recommendation on how assessing the scale, cause, and nature of risks enables platforms to justify and implement more effective mitigation measures.
Risk Assessment Guidance and Initial Analysis
An overview of the Integrity Institute’s risk assessment methodology, providing a structured approach for regulators to more comprehensively assess platform risks.
Global Transparency Audit
We’ve developed a comprehensive evaluation of the current state of platform transparency, including an analysis of reports submitted by platforms under the Digital Services Act (DSA). This report highlights how to strengthen global transparency efforts to achieve more meaningful transparency.
European Commission Cites Integrity Institute in Its Elections Integrity Guidance
Chief Research Officer Jeff Allen shares the news about the European Commission extensively citing the Institute’s work
How We Helped with the Senate Hearing on Child Safety Online
For the past month our community has been sprinting on the subject of child safety, trying to collect all of our communities’ expertise and help the Senate have an effective hearing with tech CEOs on the subject. Chief research officer Jeff Allen shares how much our community showed up! Photo by Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for USA TODAY
Questions for Platforms on Child Safety for Congressional Record
Following the Senate hearing on child safety online, Senators will be sending written questions to the CEOs of tech companies. Integrity Institute prepared additional questions that could serve as a guide for Senators’ written questions.
Exploring the Depths of Online Safety
On January 31, 2024, the US Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on child safety online. Following the hearing, Institute staff share their takeaways in this post mortem.
Red Herrings To Watch For At The Senate’s Child Safety Hearing
Here are some red herrings you might notice companies and policymakers raise on January 31, and what they should be addressing instead.
Child Safety Online: Policy Recommendations
Integrity Institute delineates the best practices we advocate for Child Safety across all digital platforms
Meaningful Platform Transparency to Inform Society & Prepare for Upcoming Regulations
Institute co-founder Jeff Allen presented at TrustCon in July 2023.
Technology Policy Tracker
Since the summer of 2023, organizers from Cambridge Local First, the Integrity Institute,Tech Policy Press, and Digital Policy Alert have been collaborating on data-building initiatives around major policy happening at the US federal and state level.
Tech Company 2022 Midterm Election Announcements
A graph looking at what topics social media companies have highlighted in their announcements for the U.S. 2022 midterm elections.
Technology Platforms Election Database
A filterable database which contains information from nearly 50 companies about their work on elections across the globe over the past 20 years.