Symposium will take place online, October 15-16, 2020

The new administration takes steps to reaffirm transparency and press freedom

Screening of the new documentary, The Dissident, and panel discussion about the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

A conversation with Ethan Zuckerman about why losing faith in institutions provides the tools to transform them

How the new administration can reaffirm the freedoms of speech, association, and petition in its first 100 days

Says the action effectively moots Knight Institute v. Trump but Appeals Court’s decision will continue to shape how public officials use social media

Says platforms’ actions are justifiable

How the Biden administration can reaffirm the freedoms of speech, association, and petition in its first 100 days

Prepublication review is a sweeping and broken system in need of repair

Say independent research into the platform is crucial

A symposium considering how big data is changing our system of self-government

Audio interviews with Data and Democracy participants previewing their symposium papers

How GPT-3 and A.I. language models could bolster censorship online

Documenting trends in press-related Espionage Act prosecutions

Setting the stage for the conversation

Says practice defies earlier court ruling, violates the First Amendment

Suit seeks documents that would shed light on abuse of review system to influence public discourse in advance of upcoming election

Four essay authors reflect on current free expression events in new interviews

Protecting your data, technology, and First Amendment rights at a protest

Says “No-Badge” practices instill fear, violate First Amendment

Calls for reforms to protect protest and press rights and end police violence

Executive order aimed at regulating social media is a profoundly dangerous attempt to punish Twitter for its speech

Disclosure, not secrecy, should be the norm for OLC opinions

Examining past abuses of the ‘public interest’ standard to argue against expanding antitrust authority

The ruling is troubling and a step in the wrong direction

Appeals court protects public’s right to read and respond to official social media accounts, at a time when we rely on them most

Creating incentives for social media companies to be responsible and trustworthy institutions

Provides crucial safeguards for reporters

Tips for protecting an individual’s right to participate in digital town halls

Dismantling surveillance-based business models

Consequential documents remain in the dark