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We defend the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age through strategic litigation, research, policy advocacy, and public education.
We promote a system of free expression that is open and inclusive, that broadens and elevates public discourse, and that fosters creativity, accountability, and effective self-government.
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Stargazing: Art and censorship after 9/11
In connection with our symposium, “The Forever War and The First Amendment,” the Knight Institute and Harper’s Magazine co-commissioned this essay by the writer Hari Kunzru about art created in the quarter century since 9/11. It appears in the October 2026 issue.
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Hari Kunzru
In connection with our symposium, “The Forever War and The First Amendment,” the Knight Institute and Harper’s Magazine co-commissioned this essay by the writer Hari Kunzru about art created in the quarter century since 9/11. It appears in the October 2026 issue.
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Trump Administration Concedes That U.S. Researchers May Engage With Sanctioned U.N. Official
Response is a victory for the right of Americans to speak with and hear from international experts about issues of global importance, Knight Institute says
Free Speech & Social Media
Safeguarding the vitality and integrity of public discourse online
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Knight Institute Sues for Records on Government’s Reversal on Mandatory Social Media Disclosure Policy
FOIA lawsuit seeks records concerning OIRA’s approval of a policy nearly identical to one it previously rejected
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Appeals Court Revives Journalists’ Case Against Spyware Manufacturer NSO Group
Spyware manufacturers should be held accountable in U.S. courts for actions violating U.S. law, Knight Institute says
Research
Essays and Scholarship
AI as Normal Technology
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Research
Essays and Scholarship
AI as Social Technology
Artificial general intelligence does not hold out the promise of truly post-human bureaucracy.
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Essays and Scholarship
The Right to Access Foreign Communicative Infrastructure
Foreign social media platforms are unique associational and speech infrastructures that should be treated differently from other foreign infrastructure, challenging the Supreme Court's view of these platforms in TikTok Inc. v. Garland
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Lawsuit
Coalition for Independent Technology Research v. Rubio
A challenge to an immigration policy targeting tech researchers and online safety workers
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