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Letter to Columbia University President Shafik
Knight Institute responds to Columbia's decision to suspend student groups
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Deep Dive: Press Freedom
The Enduring Significance of New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
Sullivan protects fundamental press functions—its overruling would be devastating.
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Institute Update
Knight Institute Joins Coalition of Tech Policy and Civil Liberties Groups Calling on Congress to Oppose New Federal TikTok Ban
The Knight Institute and 23 other free speech, tech policy, and civil liberties organizations today sent a letter to the House of Representatives urging it to oppose the recently introduced federal TikTok Ban. The groups argue that the ban...
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A Safe Harbor for AI Evaluation and Red Teaming
By Shayne Longpre , Sayash Kapoor , Kevin Klyman , Ashwin Ramaswami , Rishi Bommasani , Arvind Narayanan , Percy Liang & Peter Henderson -
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Institute’s Ramya Krishnan Discusses TikTok Bans on “Arbiters of Truth” Podcast
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Institute’s Jameel Jaffer Discusses Social Media and the First Amendment at Harvard Law School Rappaport Forum
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A Leading Privacy and Security Expert has Explained Why Banning TikTok is Ineffective, Unnecessary, and Counterproductive
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Readings on What Tech Governance Can Learn From Public Health
By J. Nathan Matias
Litigation
Press Statement
Federal Court in Texas Orders Caldwell County to Open Bail Hearings to the Public
Ruling protects the First Amendment rights of the press and public to observe critically important hearings
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Lawsuit
The Foundation for Global Political Exchange v. Department of the Treasury
A case challenging OFAC’s suppression of the exchange of political ideas
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Generative AI, Free Speech, & Public Discourse
A symposium exploring technological and philosophical questions about generative AI’s effect on public discourse
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Essay Series
The Future of Press Freedom: Democracy, Law, and the News in Changing Times
A project aimed at identifying and protecting core press functions
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