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Civic tech legislation and policy

Explore 34 projects in the Civic tech legislation and policy category of the Civic Tech Field Guide.

Information on bills, legislative processes, regulatory requirements, acts, and reports related to civic tech's goals of driving meaningful participation, civic engagement, and oversight.

34 projects

Alliance4Europe: Report a case

Report a case is a citizen-reporting service from Alliance4Europe that collects user reports of illegal or harmful online content and pursues them as Digital Services Act complaints against platforms.

Europe
2026

Click to Cancel

Click to Cancel is a New York City consumer-protection rule and complaint-intake page, run by the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), that lets consumers report businesses obstructing subscription cancellations.

New York City
2026

African Internet Rights Alliance (AIRA)

The African Internet Rights Alliance (AIRA) is a network of Africa-based civil society organisations (CSOs) that advance digital rights.

An Act Regarding Energy, Utilities and Technology

Maine bill establishing moratorium on new data centers

Maine
2026

Modular Legislative Components to Help Spur Algorithmic Feeds that Put People First – Knight-Georgetown Institute

A new legislative toolkit from the Knight-Georgetown Institute equips lawmakers with modular components to support the development of legislation that encourages algorithmic feeds that put people first.

Washington, DC

NYC Intro 1235-A of 2025 (Updating FOIL)

Creation of a centralized system for processing freedom of information law requests.

New York City Council, Broadway, New York, NY, USA
2025

European Democracy Shield

The European Democracy Shield and the EU Strategy for Civil Society present measures to protect the key pillars of our democratic systems: free people, free and fair elections, free and independent media, a vibrant civil society and strong democratic institutions.

Brussels
2025

The Digital Services Act

The Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act aim to create a safer digital space where the fundamental rights of users are protected and to establish a level playing field for businesses.

Brussels

NY State Assembly Bill 2025-A1417

The State of New York passed a bill outlawing the use of algorithmic pricing by landlords to determine rent prices. Score one for not using AI to make bad things (the housing and cost of living crises) worse!

Albany, NY
2025