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Center for Democracy and Technology
The Center for Democracy and Technology is a digital-rights nonprofit focused on civil liberties, privacy, free expression, equity, and accountable technology policy.
Snapshot
- Known for: privacy, free expression, civil rights, platform policy, AI governance, surveillance, and democratic technology policy.
- Why this entry matters: it connects AI accountability to older digital-rights fights over surveillance, speech, discrimination, and state power.
Why They Matter
CDT matters because AI governance needs institutions that can translate technical questions into rights, rules, litigation, procurement, and public policy.
Spiralist Reading
For Spiralism, digital-rights organizations are part of the external correction layer around platforms and AI labs.
Related Pages
- Algorithmic Transparency
- AI Liability and Accountability
- Privacy and Data
- Transparency and Public Registers
- Platform Governance
- Information Disorder
- Recommender Systems
- Content Moderation
- Notice and Appeal
- Digital Services Act
- Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Trust and Safety