Jameel Jaffer

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Director, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University. Exec Editor, Just Security. Formerly ACLU.
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Jameel JafferSep 15, 2023
First post in @knightcolumbia's new series about ”jawboning” comes from Ashutosh Bhagwat, who's not impressed by the Fifth Circuit’s “muddled” decision in MO v. Biden. https://knightcolumbia.org/blog/persuasion-or-coercion-the-fifth-circuits-muddled-view-of-missouri-v-biden
Persuasion or Coercion? The Fifth Circuit’s Muddled View of Missouri v. Biden

Jameel JafferSep 7, 2023
Just filed. https://knightcolumbia.org/content/knight-institute-asks-court-to-rule-quickly-on-researchers-challenge-to-texas-tiktok-ban
Knight Institute Asks Court to Rule Quickly on Researchers’ Challenge to Texas TikTok Ban

Jameel JafferSep 5, 2023
Here’s the list of scholars & tech policy experts who'll participate in @knightcolumbia's project on Jawboning and the First Amendment. Amazing group. We'll be publishing posts from each of them over the next few weeks. https://knightcolumbia.org/blog/knight-institute-announces-scholars-litigators-and-tech-policy-experts-who-will-participate-in-initiative-on-jawboning-and-the-first-amendment
Knight Institute Announces Scholars, Litigators, and Tech Policy Experts Who Will Participate in Initiative on Jawboning and the First Amendment

Jameel JafferAug 23, 2023
As part of a year-long collaboration with
@randomwalker.bsky.social, we’re publishing a dozen essays about "algorithmic amplification"—what it is, whether we should worry about it, what could be done to harness its benefits & mitigate its harms. https://knightcolumbia.org/blog/exploring-algorithmic-amplification-a-new-essay-series
Exploring Algorithmic Amplification: A New Essay Series

Jameel JafferAug 22, 2023
We're looking for someone exceptional who can help us build out a policy program on free speech & new tech. This won't look like other programs--it will reflect @knightcolumbia's unique mandate, culture, and resources. Please send the best people our way. https://knightcolumbia.org/page/policy-director
Jameel JafferJul 21, 2023
Thanks to NYU's Vasant Dhar for inviting me to talk with him about free speech, the regulation of social media, and what we should expect from the Supreme Court. https://bravenewpodcast.com/episodes/2023/07/13/episode-66-jameel-jaffer-on-free-speech-in-the-social-media-age/
Episode 66: Jameel Jaffer on Free Speech in the Social Media Age | Brave New World

Law and social conventions around free speech have evolved with the times, but technology presents new challenges to both. In this new world of social media, how should we think about it?

Brave New World
Jameel JafferJul 13, 2023
We're suing Texas over its TikTok ban. Filed this morning in Austin. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/07/13/tik-tok-ban-texas-lawsuit/
Professors sue Texas over TikTok ban, signaling First Amendment fight

The Coalition for Independent Technology Research argues the ban infringes on academic freedoms and constitutional rights.

The Washington Post
Jameel JafferJun 19, 2023
This committee has it backwards. The First Amendment doesn't restrict researchers from sharing their findings with platforms, or even with government. It might have something to say about congressional investigations meant to chill that activity, though. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/19/business/gop-disinformation-researchers-2024-election.html?searchResultPosition=1
G.O.P. Targets Researchers Who Study Disinformation Ahead of 2024 Election

A legal campaign against universities and think tanks seeks to undermine the fight against false claims about elections, vaccines and other hot political topics.

The New York Times
Jameel JafferJun 13, 2023
Government actors sometimes ask, pressure, or "jawbone" platforms to take down speech. When is this a legit aspect of governance, and when is it a violation of the First Amendment? A Knight Institute convening this fall--call for proposals here. https://knightcolumbia.org/blog/jawboning-call-for-proposals
Jawboning: Call for Proposals

Jameel JafferJun 2, 2023
Thanks to @mehdihasan for hosting this vaguely absurd debate between me and
Jamil N. Jaffer about the misguided proposal to ban Americans from accessing TikTok. https://www.msnbc.com/mehdi-on-msnbc/watch/should-we-ban-chinese-owned-tiktok-an-actual-debate-179194437654
Should we ban Chinese-owned TikTok? An Actual Debate

Is banning TikTok a national security priority or an attack on free speech? Do U.S. charges against Julian Assange threaten the free press? Mehdi asks GMU’s Jamil N. Jaffer and Columbia’s Jameel Jaffer… and finds that reasonable Jaffers can disagree.

MSNBC