Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University

🚨We’ve been hearing a lot about "the border" in the news. On 11/13, we’re dropping S3 of our podcast, "Views on First: Speech & the Border," examining the frontiers of censorship and surveillance. Don't miss out—check out our trailer & subscribe. https://lnkd.in/eKu2ZRBb

📍NEXT WEEK: Join the Knight Institute & Foundation for Global Political Exchange for a webinar about our settlement in a case challenging Treasury's suppression of political speech, with humanitarian & peacebuilding experts on how this will impact the sector. RSVP: https://lnkd.in/eA7AXJY3

The The U.S. Press Freedom Tracker just released its 2024 #pressfreedom report. Top finding: Over the past year, police arrested or detained nearly 50 journalists in the U.S., more than during the previous 2 years combined. https://lnkd.in/e3w6in8G

Episode 4 of "Views on First: Speech & the Border" –Spyware—The Authoritarians’ Favorite Tool– is now live. Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University host Alex Abdo is joined by The Citizen Lab's John Scott-Railton, Al Faro's Carlos Dada and Nelson Rauda Zablah. Listen wherever you get podcasts. https://lnkd.in/ee2G-2GC

In a new blog post, Shirin Sinnar (Stanford Law School) argues that a dearth of faculty expertise on Palestine at U.S. universities hinders their ability to adequately respond to Title VI complaints related to student protests. https://lnkd.in/eK2kiwwV

It's not new for repressive governments to go after journalists. What’s new is the ease with which they can do so—by turning journalists’ own phones against them. In Episode 4, Alex Abdo & John Scott-Railton discuss the spyware industry. And Salvadoran news site El Faro co-founder Carlos Dada and digital content editor Nelson Rauda Zablah recount their experiences being targeted with spyware (likely by their own government), and seeking legal recourse with the help of Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/ecS2fhBC

🚨EVENT: On Monday 12/16, join Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University & the Foundation for Global Political Exchange for a webinar about our settlement in a case challenging Treasury's suppression of political speech, feat. humanitarian experts on how this will impact the sector. RSVP: https://lnkd.in/eA7AXJY3

Read Jameel Jaffer and Genevieve Lakier on last week's court decision upholding the federal #TikTok ban. It's bad news for TikTok, its 170 million American users, and weakens the First Amendment and our democracy. More at the link: https://lnkd.in/dcfS5tQE

Knight Institute Files Amicus Brief in X Corp. v. Media Matters, says forced disclosure of donor list raises First Amendment concerns and has chilling effects. Read our full statement: https://lnkd.in/eFSQ93vJ

How have law and digital technology reshaped and reinforced the government’s power to control the flow of information & ideas across borders? A new episode of "Views on First: Speech & the Border” drops this Wednesday 12/11 🗓️ . Listen to the first 3 episodes here: https://lnkd.in/eMTsvNxX