The scope and reach of social media and other online platforms has forced officials and citizens to recalibrate traditional boundaries between public and private regulation of speech, between local and global harms, and between speech and conduct. The balance of harms associated with regulation of defamation, political campaign speech, and hate speech requires new thinking,...
Rebalancing Regulation of Speech: Hyper-Local Content on Global Web- Based Platforms
Public and private discourse online is mediated through global web-based platforms. The platforms hold, enable and carry local and hyper-local conversations between local actors with local consequences. Although online harmful speech has local dimensions, the usual local modes of intervention for harmful speech are no longer viable. Global intervention is difficult since context is often...
The Implications of Platform Speech Regulation of Disinformation
Perhaps the most comprehensive regime of speech regulation in U.S. history was enacted over the past year. It was put into place by private companies, not the government. In response to criticisms following the 2016 U.S. election, Facebook and Google have altered their algorithms, advertising policies, terms of service, and even mission statements — all...