Research Seminar: Content Moderation and Platform Regulation

Catalog description

This is a research seminar on the law of platform regulation and content moderation. Specific topics will vary from year to year but will typically include content-moderation policies and procedures, independent review (or not) of content-moderation decisions, intermediary liability, antitrust and structural regulation, network neutrality and must-carry regimes, commons governance, and control of essential Internet infrastructure. The readings will primarily consist of classic and cutting-edge legal scholarship, supplemented with materials on technical background and legal research. Over the course of the semester, participants will research and write a publishable piece of scholarship. The class is open to law and non-law students, but enrollment is limited to 16 students total. Interested non-law students should contact the instructor for permission.