
Free Speech & Social Media
Safeguarding the vitality and integrity of public discourse online
Conversations that once took place in parks, sidewalks, and public squares now take place largely online, and often on privately owned social media platforms. As a society, we are just beginning to grapple with the question of how the First Amendment and free speech principles should apply in these digital spaces.
Our work seeks to illuminate the forces that are shaping public discourse online, and to ensure the inclusivity and integrity of digital spaces that are increasingly important to our democracy.
Featured
Press Statement
Knight Institute Comments on Meta's Decision to Reinstate Trump
Says public has an overriding interest in hearing from political leaders
LATEST NEWS & ANALYSIS
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Quick Take
Institute’s Jameel Jaffer Talks To "TMZ Live" about Meta's Decision to Reinstate Trump
In an appearance on “TMZ Live,” Knight Institute Executive Director Jameel Jaffer said, Meta made the right decision to reinstate former President Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts. “Not because Trump has the right to be on Facebook. He doesn’t. It’s...
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Press Statement
Knight Institute Comments on Meta's Decision to Reinstate Trump
Says public has an overriding interest in hearing from political leaders
LITIGATION & ADVOCACY
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Amicus Brief
Gonzalez v. Google LLC
A Supreme Court case addressing whether Section 230 shields internet platforms for their use of recommendation algorithms.
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Amicus Brief
Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh
A Supreme Court case addressing when online platforms can be held liable for aiding and abetting terrorism.
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Amicus Brief
Moody v. NetChoice
Eleventh Circuit case challenging new law regulating social media platforms
RESEARCH
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Essays and Scholarship
What’s the Harm?
An interrogation of the societal impact of conspiracy theories and potential remedies
By Adam M. Enders & Joseph Uscinski -
Deep Dive : Toward a Better Internet
TikTok’s Secret Sauce
TikTok’s algorithm is ordinary. Its real innovation is something else.
By Arvind Narayanan
Events
Columbia University and online
Lies, Free Speech, and the Law
A symposium exploring how the law regulates or should regulate false and misleading speech
Italian Academy Teatro, Columbia University, and online
Lies and Democracy
Political lies, American democracy, and the “Big Lie”
Online
Reimagine the Internet
A virtual conference exploring what the internet could become over the next decade