Research
The Institute’s research program encompasses a range of investigative, scholarly, and policy-directed projects that explore the intersection of law, technology, and the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age. Institute staff and Visiting Research Scholars convene discussions and commission and produce essay series, white papers, reports, and original research that illuminate trends affecting the system of free expression, support the Institute's litigation projects, and explore new frameworks for protecting the freedoms of speech and the press.
Our research is concentrated in our three priority areas, Free Speech & Social Media, Transparency & Democracy, and Privacy & Surveillance, with a particular emphasis on free speech challenges arising from new technologies.
Learn more about Senior Visiting Research Scholar positions at the Institute here.
Featured
Blog
The Perilous Public Square: An Essay Collection
Four essay authors reflect on current free expression events in new interviews
Research Projects
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Symposiums and Convenings
Mapping Social Media
A research project aimed at identifying the “logics” of social media
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Essay Series
Occasional Papers
An essay series tackling pressing issues at the intersection of speech, privacy, and technology
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Essay Series
The Tech Giants, Monopoly Power, and Public Discourse
An essay series addressing the tech giants' power to shape public discourse
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Essay Series
Emerging Threats
An essay series exploring new or intensifying threats to the system of free expression
Essays and Scholarship
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The Tech Giants, Monopoly Power, and Public Discourse
Antitrust and Corruption: Overruling Noerr
The case for abolishing the strained Noerr doctrine
By Tim Wu -
The Tech Giants, Monopoly Power, and Public Discourse
Measuring and Protecting Media Plurality in the Digital Age: A Political Economy Approach
Developing a platform-neutral "attention share" plurality review for media mergers
By Andrea Prat -
The Tech Giants, Monopoly Power, and Public Discourse
Collaboration and Competition in Information and News During Antitrust’s Formative Era
Tracing the history of the interplay between competition, the free flow of information, and democratic values in Supreme Court opinions
By Daniel Crane