Technology Companies
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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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Analysis
Clearview AI’s First Amendment Theory Threatens Privacy—and Free Speech, Too
Drawing the line around what is protected by the First Amendment is more challenging than you might think
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Press Statement
Researchers, Knight Institute Condemn Facebook Effort to Squelch Research on Disinformation
Say independent research into the platform is crucial
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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
By Daniel Crane -
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 -
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
By Genevieve Lakier -
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 -
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 -
Essays and Scholarship
Digital Information Fidelity and Friction
Crafting a systems-level approach to transparency
By Ellen P. Goodman -
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
From Private Bads to Public Goods: Adapting Public Utility Regulation for Informational Infrastructure
Dismantling surveillance-based business models
By K. Sabeel Rahman & Zephyr Teachout -
Essays and Scholarship
The National Security Case for Breaking Up Big Tech
Reframing the tech giants' role in an era of great power competition
By Ganesh Sitaraman -
Essays and Scholarship
The Case for Digital Public Infrastructure
Harnessing past successes in public broadcasting to build community-oriented digital tools
By Ethan Zuckerman -
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