Democracies and open societies are under assault by a new breed  of high-tech illiberalism. The same digital technologies that connect  people and enable a free exchange of ideas are being used to  polarize and pervert the politics of democratic societies. As a result,  digital technologies once touted as a democratic panacea are being  subverted by authoritarians to deepen their grip internally, undermine  basic human rights, spread illiberal practices beyond their borders, and  erode public trust in open societies. In some instances, authoritarian  regimes may even be able to harness advanced technologies to  outperform democracies in certain key areas, weakening the case for  political freedom in the emergent ideological competition of the 21st  century. This project, supported by a grant from the Quadrivium Foundation,  aims to build a broad coalition of stakeholders in the United States  and in allied and partner nations—including engineers, academics,  technologists, current and former policymakers, and practitioners—to  develop the policy and technology innovations necessary to secure a  freer and more open future.