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Government Lies
Is it possible to prevent the government’s lies or limit their harms?
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We defend the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age through strategic litigation, research, and public education.
We promote a system of free expression that is open and inclusive, that broadens and elevates public discourse, and that fosters creativity, accountability, and effective self-government.
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Deep Dive
The Worrying Expansion of the Social Media Surveillance-Industrial Complex
Knight Institute submits FOIA requests into scope and details of government contracts
By Sinclair Cook & Michael DelRossiIssues
Free Speech & Social Media
Safeguarding the vitality and integrity of public discourse online
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Supreme Court Declines to Hear First Amendment Challenge to Secrecy of U.S. Surveillance Court
The Knight Institute, ACLU, Yale Clinic, and former Solicitor General say the Court’s denial curtails the public’s First Amendment right of access to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court opinions
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Writing to Someone in Prison? Uncle Sam May Keep a Copy.
Knight Institute lawsuit aims to bring new surveillance program to light
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Pursuing Platform Transparency in 2022: A January 19 Virtual Panel
Panelists will discuss a three-pronged approach to platform transparency
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Essays and Scholarship
A Standard for Universal Digital Ad Transparency
Proposal spells out criteria that trigger transparency requirement, with ad data to be collected by government agency
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Lawsuit
Edgar v. Haines
A lawsuit challenging the government's system of "prepublication review"
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Transparency & Democracy
The OLC's Opinions
Documents released in our FOIA lawsuit for OLC legal opinions issued prior to 1994
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