Our Mission
We defend the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age through strategic litigation, research, and public education.
We promote a system of free expression that is open and inclusive, that broadens and elevates public discourse, and that fosters creativity, accountability, and effective self-government.
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Institute Update
Call for Proposals: Permission to Speak Freely? Managing Government Employee Speech in a Democracy
Symposium to be held at Columbia University on April 5, 2024
Issues
Featured
After the Fall of the American Digital Empire
Between the U.S., China, and EU, the race for global technological dominance is intensifying.
By Anu BradfordFree Speech & Social Media
Safeguarding the vitality and integrity of public discourse online
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Litigation
Press Statement
State Department Rule Requiring Visa Applicants to Register Their Social Media Handles is Ineffective, New Documents Say
Knight Institute renews calls for Biden administration to end policy that “infringes expressive and associational freedom”
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Lawsuit
Coalition for Independent Technology Research v. Abbott
A case challenging the application of Texas’s TikTok ban to public university faculty
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Podcast
Views on First
What happens when social media collides with the First Amendment?
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Event
Flashpoint: Protests, Policing, and the Press
Film Screening and Panel Discussion
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