Laura Schwartz-Henderson is a Senior Program Officer for Global Technology at Internews where she works on digital policy issues such as internet access, data protection, disinformation, and online censorship. Her research focuses on the mechanisms through which technology mediates activism as well as how international aid processes and priorities impact civil society outcomes and independent media. She previously worked as a Fellow at the German Marshall Fund and as the Research Project Manager for the Internet Policy Observatory at the University of Pennsylvania.