Press Statement
Documentary Film Organizations Sue Over U.S. Government’s Social Media Registration Requirement for Visa Applicants
Registration Requirement Introduces Far-Reaching and Unconstitutional Surveillance, Groups Say
Our Mission
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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Featured
Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Free Speech
Altering the internet's economic and digital infrastructure to promote free speech
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A New U.S. Visa Requirement is Silencing Foreign Filmmakers
Policy infringes on filmmakers' freedom of expression and interferes with Americans' ability to engage with diverse international thinkers
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The Espionage Act and a Growing Threat to Press Freedom
The government’s now-routine use of the Espionage Act against journalists’ sources raises First Amendment concerns.
LITIGATION
Lawsuit
Knight Institute v. Trump
A lawsuit challenging President Trump's blocking of critics on Twitter
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Thursday 11/14/2019 6:30PM
The Tech Giants, Monopoly Power, and Public Discourse
A symposium examining free speech implications of "breaking up" today's giant online platforms
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Essay Series
Free Speech Futures
An essay series reimagining the First Amendment in the digital age
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Privacy & Surveillance
Ideological Screening at the Border
Documents released in our FOIA lawsuit for records on the "extreme vetting" program
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