Artificial Intelligence
A Machine With First Amendment Rights
Benjamin Wittes Fri, Mar 31, 2023, 1:14 PM
It already exists.
Latest in Free Speech
Section 230
Congress Should Reform Section 230 in Light of the Oral Argument in Gonzalez
Mark MacCarthy Wed, Mar 22, 2023, 8:16 AM
The Supreme Court appears unlikely to significantly alter immunity for digital platforms. How could Congress go about constructing a balanced knowledge liability system?
First Amendment
Social Media Isn’t a Public Function, but Maybe the Internet Is
Nick Nugent Wed, Mar 15, 2023, 8:16 AM
Revisiting the public function doctrine is central to the task of protecting users from internet exclusion at the hands of private parties.
First Amendment
State Legislatures Threaten Right to Anonymous Speech
Jeff Kosseff Wed, Mar 8, 2023, 8:16 AM
Anti-anonymity bills from the past few months might have good intentions, but they threaten the ability of people to communicate without providing their identities.
European Union
Is the DSA a New Dawn of Legislating Platform Governance Globally?
David Morar, Bruna Santos Wed, Nov 30, 2022, 8:46 AM
Is the EU’s new Digital Services Act the path forward for platform governance legislation in other parts of the world?
Book Review
An Unbalanced Biography of the Espionage Act
Gabriel Schoenfeld Thu, Sep 29, 2022, 8:28 AM
A review of Ralph Engelman and Carey Shenkman, “A Century of Repression: The Espionage Act and Freedom of the Press” (University of Illinois Press, 2022).
Content Moderation
Independent Report on ‘Meta’s Human Rights Impact in Israel and Palestine’ in May 2021 Released
Hyemin Han Thu, Sep 22, 2022, 10:32 AM
The report found that proactive detection technologies and Meta's legal obligations contributed, in part, to Meta's asymmetrical treatment of content during the conflict to the detriment of Palestinian
Free Speech
How States and Congress Can Prepare for a Looming Threat to Freedom of Speech
Jeff Kosseff, Matthew Schafer Tue, Jul 5, 2022, 9:27 AM
The Supreme Court may overturn one of its most important free speech rulings of all time, but legislators and state courts can blunt the harms.
Documents
Joint Declaration for the "Future of the Internet"
Alvaro Marañon Thu, Apr 28, 2022, 11:47 AM
More than 50 democratic countries and partners launched their unified commitment towards promoting an open, global internet for all.
Telegram
Telegram’s Embrace of Contradiction
William Marks, David Nemer Wed, Apr 6, 2022, 10:14 AM
Telegram is by design difficult to pin down. That is what makes it so different from—and more successful than—other self-proclaimed “free speech” apps.