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Reimagine the Internet
A virtual conference exploring what the internet could become over the next decade
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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Former Solicitor General, First Amendment Groups Challenge Secrecy of U.S. Surveillance Court
In Supreme Court Petition, ACLU, Knight Institute, and Yale Clinic Say Public Has a First Amendment Right of Access to Opinions of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Free Speech & Social Media
Safeguarding the vitality and integrity of public discourse online
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Official Censorship Should Have No Place in the Digital Public Square
Courts are barring public officials from blocking critics from their social media accounts.
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Clearview AI’s First Amendment Theory Threatens Privacy—and Free Speech, Too
Drawing the line around what is protected by the First Amendment is more challenging than you might think
Litigation
Press Statement
Supreme Court Ends Long-Running Lawsuit Over Trump’s Now-Defunct Twitter Account
Knight Institute says ruling will continue to shape public officials’ use of social media
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Essays and Scholarship
Platform Accountability Through Digital “Poison Cabinets”
Preserving records of what user content is taken down—and why—could make platforms more accountable and transparent
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Event
Book Talk: How Rights Went Wrong
A conversation with Jamal Greene about why our obsession with rights is tearing America apart
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Analysis
Facebook’s ‘Supreme Court’ Faces Its First Major Test
The questions are bigger than whether Trump should have been suspended
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