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This theme focuses on the following question: How can governments help ensure that digital technologies and services reflect the values, priorities, and needs of the public? The attack on the U.S. Capitol in January 2021 demonstrated the urgency and importance of these issues. These attacks were instigated and organized on social media platforms, building on years of online disinformation and centuries of racism, misogyny, white supremacy, and other horrible manifestations of power in society. The new Congress and Administration will be grappling with policies to tackle some of the underlying issues, such as online disinformation and platform regulation, as well as a slew of other issues in tech policy. The PIT Lab hopes to learn from and contribute to these national conversations; through our work, PIT Lab members engage with topics including tech antitrust, broadband accessibility, and AI regulation.