If you missed yesterday's conversation on Lies and Counterspeech with (), (), David Pozen (), and 's visiting scholar (), you're in luck. Video at the link. ⬇️
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“Spyware tools like Pegasus pose a profound threat to free speech and privacy—as well as to human rights as the Biden admin recently recognized. It’s disturbing that federal agencies have apparently been exploring the possibility of using this technology in the U.S.,"
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We filed suit today to enforce a #FOIA request for records concerning U.S. government agencies’ possible use of “spyware,” including Pegasus and similar products developed or provided by NSO Group.
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We need a legal safe harbor for #journalists + #academics conducting research on social media platforms. At the latest #DialoguesandDebates, raised this necessity, pointing to the recent #safeharbor paper from : knightcolumbia.org/blog/institute #NICAR2022
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Mark your calendars and join our colleagues at for this expert panel discussing what the US can and should (or should not) learn from the EU's Digital Services Act.
Register for the 3/2 panel at the link.
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We don't live in a marketplace of ideas, nor should we hope for markets to save us from our current crises, which are the wreckage of neoliberalism. Important, if not exactly uplifting, from the always very smart Yochai Benkler:
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Coalition Letter Re: FARA Regulations Signed by
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Check out the latest essay published by President Tino Cuéllar and with ! Cuéllar & Huq argue that regulation of AI systems should be examined primarily from a policy lens 🧵👇 (1/5)
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And you can read the entire "Lies and the Law" blog series here:
knightcolumbia.org/blog/channel/l
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We're kicking off our Lies & Counterspeech roundtable in 5. Join the livestream to learn about the best ways to counter bad speech in the public sphere, if warning labels & fact checks work, and more.
youtu.be/2VuHdq2k_fk via
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.'s Jameel Jaffer on #PressFreedom and the verdict in Palin's libel suit against The New York Times.
Jury Rejects Sarah Palin’s Defamation Claims Against The New York Times, for .
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wsj.com/articles/jury-
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Saddened to hear about the death of Walter Dellinger.
For those interested, here are the 95 published OLC opinions issued during his time leading that office.
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Good way to spend this afternoon: Read three great (and short!) posts from and David Pozen on counterspeech and lies, and then join and to talk to them about it at 3:30 pm. RSVP (and links to posts) here:
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Notes on the political economy of misinformation 👇
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"We live in an upside-down world, then, where the “free market in speech” in fact translates into the freedom of market actors to mislead and manipulate the public." @akapczynski ponders how to render speech less susceptible to private coercion. knightcolumbia.org/blog/freedom-f
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What's the best remedy for false speech? TODAY: Come hear leading scholars , , & David Pozen discuss counterspeech, transparency, and other measures. RSVP: knightcolumbia.org/events/lies-an
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These should have been public all along. They weren’t. They weren’t even released under a #FOIA suit brought by , and
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“The media will sometimes get things wrong, as the Times did here. But press freedom can’t survive without breathing space.”
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Read the panelists' pre-event reflections on our blog: knightcolumbia.org/blog/channel/l
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TOMORROW: will lead a discussion with , , & David Pozen on defanging lies in today's speech climate. RSVP!
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RSVP for TODAY's event we're co-hosting with The First Amendment Salon at 5pm ET. Join , Lee Bollinger & as they discuss national security, #FreePress & the #PentagonPapers.
Now that we've launched the most comprehensive public database of opinions written by Office of Legal Counsel, we want to hear from you! Before 2/17, send us opinions you care to learn more about & want us to request the OLC publish.
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Join scholars from for our Lies & Counterspeech roundtable this Wednesday 2/16 at 3:30pm ET. Register here: eventbrite.com/e/lies-and-cou
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"We live in an upside-down world, then, where the “free market in speech” in fact translates into the freedom of market actors to mislead and manipulate the public." ponders how to render speech less susceptible to private coercion.
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Panelist argues that the First Amendment is first & foremost an anti-authoritarian provision, and grapples with rebuilding public trust to combat #disinformation. Read his blog ahead of our 2/16 Lies & Counterspeech event.
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Reach out to us by 2/17 to suggest opinions you think are important + worth asking the OLC to publish. We'll do our best to honor requests made by members of the public.
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This is a story of one American, a journalist imprisoned in #Myanmar, and the campaign to #BringDannyHome. It's also a story about the challenges of hostage diplomacy, and the changing nature of US power. Excited to be writing for the on #PressFreedom issues.
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Last spring, the journalist Danny Fenster was arrested at the Yangon airport in Myanmar and blindfolded and trundled into a van. A new special report details the secret effort to bring Fenster back to the U.S.
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President Bollinger and Geoffrey Stone take a deep dive into the Pentagon Papers and discuss their book, “National Security, Leaks and Freedom of the Press” on 2/15 at 5pm ET. 's will moderate this event.
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New: #Biden Administration Tells Court It Plans to Keep Trump-Era Social Media Vetting Policy for Visa Applicants
, , and Simpson Thacher say far-reaching policy is unconstitutional.
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Check out our latest newsletter! Featuring our upcoming "Lies and the Law" symposium programming + read about some of our recent work & expert insights in around government #transparency and defending #immigration judges' #freespeech. mailchi.mp/knightcolumbia
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New: Biden admin endorses Trump policy that requires millions of visa applicants to register their social media handles with the State Department. We'll keep up the fight in court.
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NEXT WEEK: Leading scholars , , & David Pozen will grapple with the best remedies for false #speech & the problem of mass public deception today. Register & tune in on 2/16! knightcolumbia.org/events/lies-an
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NEW: Our OLC database now contains the titles of ALL unclassified OLC opinions written between 1945 and Feb. 15, 1994.
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Lies, Free Speech, and the Law - mailchi.mp/knightcolumbia Read our latest newsletter and learn more about the Knight Institute's upcoming events.
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New round of posts from 's ongoing project on "Lies and the Law." Here's 's David Pozen on Justice Kennedy's "free speech fabulism."
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