Legal Filing

Opinion (holding blocking unconstitutional)

May 23, 2018

Social Media, the New Public Square, and the First Amendment

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Advocacy Project

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Social Media Blocking

Issues

Free Speech & Social Media

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Privacy & Surveillance

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Transparency & Democracy

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