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Knight Institute Comment on Twitter Flagging President’s Minneapolis Tweet
Says the First Amendment protects Twitter’s right to respond to the president’s speech
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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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Free Speech & Social Media
Safeguarding the vitality and integrity of public discourse online
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Knight Institute Comment on Social Media Platforms Executive Order
Says order is an effort to intimidate technology companies from using tools that are indispensable to protecting the integrity of public discourse online
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Twitter, Reddit File in Support of Lawsuit Challenging U.S. Government’s Social Media Registration Requirement for Visa Applicants
Companies argue that policy unquestionably chills a vast quantity of speech
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A District Court Endorses a Broken Prepublication Review System
The ruling is troubling and a step in the wrong direction
Litigation
Lawsuit
Knight Institute v. CDC
A FOIA lawsuit seeking policies restricting CDC employees' speech
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Big Data, Access to Public Health Information, and the Rush for a Cure: An Interview with Amy Kapczynski
Assessing the data and information needed to evaluate critical health and policy decisions
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Leading Legal Scholars and Technologists to Contribute to “Data and Democracy” Symposium
Symposium will take place October 15-16, 2020, at Columbia University
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Lawsuit
Doc Society v. Pompeo
A lawsuit challenging the State Department’s social media registration requirement
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