Toward a Better Internet

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Toward a Better Internet

Could a civic-minded digital media emerge as a counterweight to the current platform-dominated internet, where algorithms help spread mis- and disinformation, echo chambers cabin our online interactions, and tech giants dominate over a wide range of economic and expressive activities? 

This blog channel explores the possibility of building a better internet, one that facilitates public discourse, respects individual privacy, and fosters democratic processes. 

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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Litigation

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

Podcast

Views on First

What happens when social media collides with the First Amendment? 

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Event

Event

Flashpoint: Protests, Policing, and the Press

Film Screening and Panel Discussion

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