It'sa strange and confusing time for the First Amendment. New technologies, for good and for
ill, have made it possible for a wider range of ideas to be heard by larger audiences than at …

Since the 2016 US presidential election, many pundits and politicians have denounced
“fake news” as a new, corrosive force in public discourse. While it is commonly agreed that a …

As of this past Thursday, the Supreme Court temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that
prevented the Biden administration from communicating with social media companies about …

Trump is so taken with the phrase" fake news," that he's mentioned it at least 153 separate
times between January and October, 2017, in interviews, on Twitter, and in speeches …

As misinformation proliferates online, the government increasingly attempts to curb its
spread. In the face of strong formal speech protections, government officials have taken to …

Abstract The First Amendment is alive but it must be interpreted and applied wisely in the
context of our amazing digital age. While protection of political dissent is vital in a free …

Digital intermediaries such as Facebook and Twitter have the power to remove extreme or
harmful speech from their platforms after individual users have “flagged” that speech. Such …

S ocial media has become an important platform for the dissemination of news. Information
can be shared with many people at a rapid rate, reaching far corners of the world. Internet …

The Internet has provided many societal benefits. It allows for instantaneous communication,
the exchange of ideas, and even serves as a guide for people in emergency situations. 1 …

Alex Feerst, one of the great thinkers about Internet content moderation, has a revealing
metaphor about the real-world work involved." You might go into it thinking that online …