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Academic Misinformation Researchers are Still Under Attack
Researchers analyzing misinformation deserve to be defended — and the campaign to end their work threatens the right to free speech.

Unpacking the Meta Announcement: The Future of the Information Ecosystem and Implications for Democracy
Meta's changes reflect the trend of deregulation, aligning with Zuckerberg's vision of prioritizing free expression over community safety.

The Just Security Podcast: The Spread of Political Propaganda on Encrypted Messaging Apps
Messaging platforms such as have become highly influential tools for manipulating and misleading voters around the world.

Political Propaganda Runs Wild on Messaging Apps – Platform Owners Can Help Counter It
Messaging platforms such as WhatsApp, Telegram, and Viber have become highly influential tools for manipulating and misleading voters.

Telegram’s Security Sham
Its track record and transparency practices, as well as the testimony of researchers, make it plain its claims of security are not to be trusted.

Collecting Just Security’s Analysis of the Supreme Court’s Term
A collection of legal and policy analysis of key cases from the Supreme Court's tumultuous term.

Dept of Justice Promises to Declassify Standard Operating Procedure for Coordinating with Social Media Platforms
Department of Justice set to release declassified Standard Operating Procedure for coordinating with social media platforms on foreign malign influence and First Amendment.

The Supreme Court Seemed to Punt on Social Media and the First Amendment. It Actually Protected Content Moderation.
The NetChoice ruling points to increased oversight by using narrow disclosure laws to shed light on how social media companies operate.

Unpacking the Supreme Court’s Punt on Alleged Government ‘Coercion’ of Social Media Companies: What Murthy v. Missouri Did and Did Not Say
What Murthy v. Missouri did and did not say.

The Oversight Board Needs Access to Facebook’s Algorithms to do its Job
Meta should cooperate with Board efforts to delve further into algorithms and provide it with access its needs for effective oversight.

Meta’s Oversight Board in a Historic Election Year: Nine Key Lessons for Industry
Meta's Oversight Board released a policy paper with recommendations for Meta and other social media companies on election content moderation.

Is Generative AI the Answer for the Failures of Content Moderation?
Companies ought to proceed cautiously and with transparency if they use generative AI for content moderation.