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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…
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.
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…
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…
Montana is Trying to Ban TikTok. What Does the First Amendment Have to Say?
The current debate's failure to engage a complex reality serves neither the interests of national security nor freedom of expression.
Introduction to Expert Statements on Democracy and Political Violence, submitted to January 6th House select committee
33 statements from leading experts in law, academia, and other research organizations
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…
Digital Privacy Legislation is Civil Rights Legislation
Seven must-have provisions for a comprehensive federal consumer data privacy law - without such a law, America can’t have “liberty and justice for all.”
How Lawmakers Hope to Sidestep Existing National Security Reviews to Target Foreign Investment
Though regulatory efforts have worked to monitor the app’s potential national security threats so far, politicians growing impatient.
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…
7 Experts on Trump’s Call for Protests and Social Media Threat Models
Comparing expert analyses of the threat of domestic extremist violence with assessments by social media platforms.
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.