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The Just Security Podcast: An Innovative Lawsuit Links Social Media Companies to Mass Shootings
Paul Barrett discusses the novel case and its potential impact on legal efforts to hold social media companies liable for mass shootings.
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.
Can Families of Mass Shooting Victims Hold Social Media Companies Responsible for Violence?
Lawsuits connecting social media companies to mass shootings could hold Silicon Valley titans legally responsible for societal harms.
What Happens When We Get What We Pay for: Generative AI and the Sale of Digital Authenticity
As social media platforms become inundated with AI-generated disinformation, digital authenticity and amplification should not be for sale.
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.
Tech Platforms Must Do More to Avoid Contributing to Potential Political Violence
A new report recommends tech platforms use content moderation, transparency, and consistency to avoid the threat of political violence.
As DHS Implements New AI Technologies, It Must Overcome Old Shortcomings
The DHS can either carry forward in its history of bias or transparently mitigate the harmful impacts of AI on rights and privacy.
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.
Key January 6th Instigator, Nick Fuentes, Reinstatement on Twitter/X: The Implications
Analysis of extremist Nick Fuentes in the run-up and on January 6th, by two authors who served on the House Select Committee.
What U.S. Policymakers Can Learn from the European Union’s Probe of Meta
Early efforts to enforce the Digital Services Act shed light on what is at least theoretically possible in the U.S.
Why Trump Will Likely be Held in Contempt and What Then
Explaining former President Donald Trump's gag order in his New York criminal trial, the alleged violations, and the legal framework.