Social Media Regulation
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Analysis
Facebook’s ‘Supreme Court’ Faces Its First Major Test
The questions are bigger than whether Trump should have been suspended.
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Press Statement
Facebook Oversight Board Should Delay Ruling on Suspension of Trump, Knight Institute Says
Calls for independent investigation to assess how Facebook’s platform may have contributed to events of January 6th
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Press Statement
Knight Institute Comments on Permanent Suspension of President Trump’s Twitter Account
Says the action effectively moots Knight Institute v. Trump but Appeals Court’s decision will continue to shape how public officials use social media
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Press Statement
Knight Institute Comments on Suspension of President Trump’s Social Media Accounts
Says platforms’ actions are justifiable
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Press Statement
Knight Institute Comments on Trump Administration’s Ban on Transactions with TikTok and WeChat
Says ban raises serious First Amendment concerns
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Press Statement
Knight Institute Comments on Executive Orders Aimed at Banning TikTok and WeChat in the United States
Says bans raise serious First Amendment concerns
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Essays and Scholarship
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
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Analysis
A Cyberbully in the Oval Office
Executive order aimed at regulating social media is a profoundly dangerous attempt to punish Twitter for its speech
By Katie Fallow -
Press Statement
Knight Institute Comments on Twitter's Decision to Flag President's Minneapolis Tweet
Says the First Amendment protects Twitter’s right to respond to the president’s speech
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Press Statement
Knight Institute Comments on Executive Order Aimed at Social Media
Says order is an effort to intimidate technology companies from using tools that are indispensable to protecting the integrity of public discourse online
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Essays and Scholarship
Social Media Regulation in the Public Interest: Some Lessons from History
Examining past abuses of the ‘public interest’ standard to argue against expanding antitrust authority
By John Samples & Paul Matzko -
Essays and Scholarship
The Limits of Antimonopoly Law as a Solution to the Problems of the Platform Public Sphere
Arguing which antimonopoly tools do and don't matter
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Essays and Scholarship
How to Regulate (and Not Regulate) Social Media
Creating incentives for social media companies to be responsible and trustworthy institutions
By Jack M. Balkin -
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Essays and Scholarship
[The] Breakup Speech: Can Antitrust Fix the Relationship Between Platforms and Free Speech Values?
Avoiding antitrust when competition isn't the problem
By Neil Chilson & Casey Mattox -
Analysis
How Should Politicians Use Social Media?
Tips for protecting an individual’s right to participate in digital town halls
By Katie Fallow -
Essays and Scholarship
Digital Information Fidelity and Friction
Crafting a systems-level approach to transparency
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Video
Highlights from The Tech Giants, Monopoly Power, and Public Discourse
Five panelists talk about freedom of speech and big tech
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Essays and Scholarship
The Rise of Content Cartels
Urging transparency and accountability in industry-wide content removal decisions
By evelyn douek -
Essays and Scholarship
From Private Bads to Public Goods: Adapting Public Utility Regulation for Informational Infrastructure
Dismantling surveillance-based business models
By K. Sabeel Rahman & Zephyr Teachout -
Interactive
The Tech Giants, Monopoly Power, and Public Discourse: Visualizing the Conversation
Illustrator chronicles big tech symposium
By Lorraine Kenny -
Press Statement
Leading Legal Scholars, Economists, and Technologists to Headline Fall Symposium
"The Tech Giants, Monopoly Power, and Public Discourse" will examine free speech implications of "breaking up" today's giant online platforms
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Press Statement
Knight Institute to Convene Symposium on Tech Giants, Monopoly Power, and Public Discourse
Symposium to explore whether anti-monopoly tools could be used to address platforms' power over public discourse