After years of controversial content moderation decisions, from deepfakes to deplatforming, Facebook is trying something new. In January, the social network announced that its new Oversight Board, which will act as a sort of supreme court for controversial content, will begin hearing cases this summer.
Could this independent board change the way we govern s ... Show More
Nov 23
TBD | The Surveillance Interstate
Tracking a license plate across the country has never been easier, which is good news if your car has been stolen, but in an era of ICE and Border Patrol raids, these warrantless searches feel increasingly invasive—and unconstitutional.
Guest: Joseph Cox, co-founder of 404 Media ... Show More
31 m
May 2021
A Major Ruling From Facebook’s ‘Supreme Court’
<p>Was Facebook right to indefinitely bar former President Donald J. Trump from the platform after the Capitol riot?</p><p>The company’s oversight board, which rules on some of the thorniest speech decisions on the platform, decided that, while the ban was justified at the time, ... Show More
23m 35s
Jan 2022
Inside The Facebook Oversight Board
Jamal Greene, co-chair of the Facebook Oversight Board, an independent governing body reviewing Facebook’s content moderation decisions and issuing binding rulings, explains the inner workings of the Board. Greene is the Dwight Professor of Law at Columbia Law School, where he fo ... Show More
38m 46s
May 2021
A Cheerleader, a Snapchat Post and the Supreme Court
<p>When Brandi Levy was 14, she posted an expletive-filled video to Snapchat, expressing her dismay at not making the varsity cheerleading squad. It got her suspended from cheerleading entirely for a year.</p><p>Can a public school deal with off-campus speech in this way without ... Show More
26m 40s