Digital Vanguard

Adam Billen: What Technology Policy Must Confront

Eight focused conversations examine opaque systems, known harms, transparency, whistleblowers, and the public consensus for meaningful change.

August 21, 2026 · 8-part video series

Systems families cannot fully inspect

Adam Billen explains why families are being asked to manage technologies whose inner workings and risks are often difficult for the public to see. Individual choices matter, but they cannot substitute for transparency and accountable product design.

The series connects technical systems with the real conditions children and families face every day.

Policy priorities in the conversation

Require meaningful transparency about product risks and automated systems.
Protect whistleblowers who bring evidence of harm to light.
Respond directly to intimate-image abuse and other foreseeable forms of exploitation.
Turn broad public agreement about children’s safety into enforceable action.

Digital Vanguard video series