UNESCO Global Toolkit for Judicial Actors
The Toolkit addresses international legal standards on freedom of expression, access to information, and safety of journalists. Summary: Freedom of expression and access to information…
“Regulating the Online Public Sphere: From Decentralized Networks to Public Regulation”, a retrospect.
On October 3 & 4, 2022, Columbia Global Freedom of Expression hosted the conference titled: “REGULATING THE ONLINE PUBLIC SPHERE: From Decentralized Networks to Public…
Procedural Rights as Safeguard for Human Rights in Platform Regulation
Published in Policy & Internet, 2022 Abstract: In what way can coregulation and regulation (like that included in the NetzDG and envisaged by the Digital…
Applying International Human Rights Law for Use by Facebook
Published in Yale Journal on Regulation, September 14, 2020 Abstract: In recent years, social media platforms have been beset with hate speech, misinformation, disinformation, incitement…
Inside the Making of Facebook’s Supreme Court
The company has created a board that can overrule even Mark Zuckerberg. Soon it will decide whether to allow Trump back on Facebook. The article…
How to Judge Facebook’s New Judges
The social media company’s search for consistent rules has been long, winding, and entirely self-defeating. The article by Jacob Mchangama appeared in Foreign Policy Magazine…
But Facebook’s Not a Country: How to Interpret Human Rights Law for Social Media Companies
Published in Yale Journal on Regulation Bulletin 38 (86-111), 2020 Abstract: Private social media companies regulate much more speech than any government does, and their…
The Facebook Oversight Board’s Human Rights Future
Published in Duke Law School Public Law & Legal Theory Series No. 2022-47 Abstract: Responses to the new Oversight Board created by Facebook (now Meta)…
Media Law Resource Center: London Conference Papers 2022
Media Law Resource Center (MLRC) London Conference 2022 took place on September 18-21. As a platform for media law and policy discussion, the conference welcomed…
Journalism Blocked, Information Seized: A tale of how internet shutdown crippled media work in Uganda
This report by Unwanted Witness sought to explore the impact of the recent internet shutdown on journalists during the election period in Uganda. It highlights…