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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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Social Media for Public Officials 101
A First Amendment guide for public officials using social media
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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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Knight Institute Calls on DOJ’s Executive Office for Immigration Review to Suspend Policy Silencing Immigration Judges
In a letter, the Institute argues that the agency’s policy, which it recently obtained through a FOIA request, violates the First Amendment
LITIGATION
Lawsuit
Knight Institute v. Trump
A lawsuit challenging President Trump's blocking of critics on Twitter
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Essay Series
The Tech Giants, Monopoly Power, and Public Discourse
An essay series addressing the tech giants' power to shape public discourse
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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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