Between politics, ongoing civil unrest, and the COVID pandemic, some days it’s hard to avoid doomscrolling -- when you just can’t stop looking at social media even if it’s upsetting to you. Consumer ...

Despite our society’s collective addiction to scrolling through social media, many of us can’t help but feel a twinge of dread when seeing notifications we’ve missed. For every clever meme, ...

“There comes a time when free speech can cause real-life harm and that’s when social media platforms need to react,” said former Danish PM and current chair of Meta’s Oversight Board, Helle ...

The outcome of a case in federal court could help decide whether the First Amendment is a barrier to virtually any government efforts to stifle disinformation. By Steven Lee Myers In July 2021, as ...

Would you say social media platforms offer "a forum for a true diversity of political discourse?" Congress used this language over 20 years ago to describe the internet when it passed Section 230, a ...

American social media platforms have long sought to present themselves as venues for unfettered free expression. A decade ago, Twitter employees used to brand the startup as “the free speech wing of ...

You just learned that one of your employees expressed their opinion about the election on social media. Their unfiltered post includes slurs, and it is inflammatory at best. Had they made these same ...

For better or worse, social media has become the modern-day town square. On social media platforms, Americans receive news updates, interact with millions of users, and communicate their opinions in ...

A caricature of a Chinese person is coughing on Uncle Sam, infecting the United States with COVID-19. A German celebrity chef and author, Attila Hildmann, asks in a poll on his Telegram channel with ...

The Supreme Court’s decision on two cases challenging social media content moderation policies could expand protections for tech platforms under the First Amendment umbrella even if Congress were to ...