Platforms: Speech and Media

Catalog description

Deals with the law and practice of content governance in both online and more traditional media. Begins with an overview of basic First Amendment principles, and then proceeds to more specific doctrines concerning the regulation of various types of sensitive subject matter including incitement, hate speech, pornography, and misinformation. Examines the content governance practices of privately-owned online platforms. Examines the First Amendment and statutory doctrines that shield and protect the editorial and content governance practices of various types of intermediaries-newspapers, broadcasters, cable providers, search engines, social platforms, and online platforms more generally. Discusses various levers of state influence over platforms' handline of third-party content.