Staff Appearances
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Deep Dive
A Digital Sphere that Serves Democracy
At 2022 Beaverbrook Lecture, Jameel Jaffer assesses watershed cases on regulation of social media
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Quick Take
Institute Litigation Director Calls for Research into the “New Physics” of Public Discourse
Arcane algorithms must be brought to light to grapple with little-understood impacts on elections, media, and society
By A. Adam Glenn -
Quick Take
On Panel, Institute Attorney Warns of Legal Obstacles to Public-Interest Research on Internet Platforms
Krishnan points to Knight Institute's “safe harbor” proposal and just-released policy paper
By A. Adam Glenn -
Quick Take
When Social Media Regulation Meets the First Amendment
Knight Institute director, in Decoder podcast appearance, calls on courts to reject all-or-nothing First Amendment claims by states, social media companies
By A. Adam Glenn -
Quick Take
Institute Presses Once More for OLC Transparency
Calls for the Biden administration to routinely make public the final legal opinions of the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel
By A. Adam Glenn -
Deep Dive
Are Human Rights Violations Becoming More Difficult to Hide?
In the post-/911 digital era, experts reflect on what they learned from the government's response to the World Trade Center attacks, and how the world of human rights activism has changed
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Quick Take
Platforms Not Required to Amplify Officials’ Harmful Speech, Argues Institute’s Litigation Director
But public interest dictates that even politicians’ ‘repugnant’ speech deserves a place on social media
By Bilal Choudhry -
Quick Take
Institute Litigation Director Troubled Over Future of Research on Facebook
Knight Institute believes platform is trying to silence independent research into its ad-related practices
By A. Adam Glenn -
Quick Take
Is the First Amendment Up to the Task in the Digital Age?
Knight Institute Director Jameel Jaffer on the future of free speech amid threats from private actors
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Quick Take
Institute Attorney Urges the Biden Administration to Release Secret OLC Opinions
Stephanie Krent talks to Legal Edition about importance of government transparency to our democracy