Free Speech Project: Should We Think Twice Before Limiting Political Advocacy?

Just last year, Twitter imposed a total ban on political ads.  Other social media companies have allowed such ads, but imposed a range of restrictions that extend beyond candidates running for election—ensnaring interest groups, non-profits, and others who want to advocate for a wide range of issues. Are platforms going too far in limiting speech or are they simply protecting against deceptive messaging and the outsized influence of well-heeled interest groups in the wake of Citizens United?

Please join us for a discussion on the promise and peril of regulating political speech in our democracy.

Featuring Jesse Blumenthal, Vice President of Technology and Innovation Policy, Stand Together, Director of Technology and Innovation Policy, The Charles Koch Institute; Daniel Kreiss, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina Hussman School of Journalism and Media and Investigator, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life; and, Jennifer Daskal, Professor and Faculty Director, Tech, Law, & Security Program at American University Washington College of Law.

The Free Speech Project is in partnership with the Tech, Law & Security Program at American University Washington College of Law