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Using AI to Comply With Book Bans Makes Those Laws More Dangerous

Using generative artificial intelligence tools to comply with book bans will only further threaten freedom of speech.
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The Perils and Promise of AI Regulation

With the launch of ChatGPT late last year, Congress is racing to catch up to the great promise and peril presented by the rapid deployment of artificial intelligence (AI). Just…
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Missouri v. Biden Raises More First Amendment Questions Than It Answers

The interactions at the heart of Missouri v. Biden implicate many speech interests: those of the platforms, independent entities researching misinformation, the government, and…
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The Just Security Podcast: Free Speech and Content Moderation in Missouri v. Biden

To unpack the initial decision in Missouri v. Biden, and what it means for the First Amendment, we have Knight Institute Fellow Mayze Teitler.
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Restricting the Government from Speaking to Tech Companies Will Spread Disinformation and Harm Democracy

Invoking the First Amendment, a single district court judge effectively issued a prior restraint on large swaths of speech, cutting short an essential dialogue between the government…
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Hate Speech from Modi Supporters Belies His Claims of Indian Democracy During US Visit

Comments by his ministers and party leaders reinforce the lamentable record of the government’s abusive and discriminatory policies.
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Meta’s Oversight Board Recommends Major Advance in International Accountability

The Oversight Board’s recommendation that Meta create a protocol to preserve and share graphic conflict-related content signals that we may be teetering on the edge of a powerful…
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Trump’s Reinstatement on Social Media Platforms and Coded Forms of Incitement

Co-published with Tech Policy Press Over the past few weeks, major social media companies including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube reinstated former President Donald Trump’s social…
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Transnational Repression Increasingly Reaches Into the United States

In countering transnational repression, "[c]ivil litigation provides a pathway for holding ... authoritarian regimes directly accountable, not just their hired guns, if significant…
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TikTok and the First Amendment

It’s unfortunately commonplace around the world for governments to invoke national security as a pretext for denying their citizens access to media. Historically, the United…
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Two Supreme Court Cases Could “Break the Internet”: What Role Should Free Speech Play?

Instead of demonstrating eagerness to reconsider Section 230, the Justices appeared unsure about how exactly the law should be interpreted.
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Is Meta Up for the Challenge Now That It’s Reinstated Trump?

Meta has struggled to articulate clear, accessible policies on content moderation that are sufficiently flexible to respond to evolving threats.
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