PinnedThe non-religion of human rightsI delivered the speech below at UN City in Copenhagen today, a keynote for a convening hosted by the UN Development Program’s Nordic…Dec 12, 2023Dec 12, 2023
Sovereignty & Human RightsToday I gave keynote remarks at a conference and panel at the Central European University in Budapest.Jun 24Jun 24
What’s going to happen to Twitter? A few thoughts.Here’s what I think is going to happen with Twitter. I doubt any of this is news to people but I wanted to put it down in one place. Not…Nov 19, 20225Nov 19, 20225
A word (or two) on platform power and responsibilityWhen it comes to the power of social media companies, we seem to live in a Manichaean world, according to which the most dominant…Jan 14, 2021Jan 14, 2021
Against balancingThe New York Times’ Editorial Board led on Sunday with this headline: “When Liberty and Health Collide”. It’s a good topic and I am glad…May 4, 20202May 4, 20202
Trump’s War on Truth is Bad for Your HealthOn the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration, Jim Rutenberg wrote his media column in The New York Times noting, “disinformation was for…Mar 6, 2020Mar 6, 2020
Ethiopia, the scourge of ‘hate speech’ & American social mediaWhile Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is in Stockholm to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, you might think that the people of Ethiopia would be…Dec 9, 2019Dec 9, 2019
Published inOneZeroFour Questions About Regulating Online Hate SpeechDetermining the standards for online hate speech and disinformationAug 12, 201910Aug 12, 201910
Published inOneZeroA New Constitution for Content ModerationSocial media platforms should look to human rights law to govern speech on the internetJun 25, 20196Jun 25, 20196