Joining us:
-Ari Cohn, lead counsel for tech policy
-Robert Shibley, special counsel for campus advocacy
-Will Creeley, legal director
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:52 Donate to FIRE!
02:49 TikTok ban
10:01 Ari’s work as tech policy lead counsel
12:03 Mandatory DEI statements at universities
15:19 How does FIRE address forced speech?
18:17 Texas’ age verification law
24:35 Would government social media bans for minors be a First Amendment violation?
33:48 Online age verification
35:17 First Amendment violations while making public comments during city council/school board public meetings
37:25: Edison, New Jersey city council case
39:48 FIRE’s role in educating Americans
41:55 If social media addiction cannot be dealt with like drugs, how can it be dealt with?
43:34 “Pessimists Archive” Substack and moral panics
45:27 Trump and the media
51:23 Gary Gadwa case
52:49 How to distinguish the freedom of speech versus freedom from social consequences?
55:53 Free speech culture is a “mushy concept”
57:58 ABC settlement with Trump
01:01:27 Nico’s upcoming book!
01:02:32 FIRE and K-12 education
01:04:40 Outro
Show notes:
- “TikTok Inc. and ByteDance LTD. v. Merrick B. Garland, in his official capacity as attorney general of the United States” (D.C. 2024) [ Ссылка ]
- “Opinion: The TikTok court case has staggering implications for free speech in America” L.A. Times (2024) [ Ссылка ]
- H.B. No. 1181 (Tex. 2023; Texas age-verification law) [ Ссылка ]
- “The Anxious Generation” Jonathan Haidt (2024) [ Ссылка ]
- S. 1409 - Kids Online Safety Act (2023-2024) [ Ссылка ]
- American Amusement MacH. Ass’n v. Kendrick (Ind. 2000) [ Ссылка ]
- “Edison Township, New Jersey: Town Council bans props, including the U.S. flag and Constitution, at council meetings” FIRE (2024) [ Ссылка ]
- “LAWSUIT: Arizona mom sues city after arrest for criticizing government lawyer’s pay” FIRE (2024) [ Ссылка ]
- "President Donald J. Trump v. J. Ann Selzer, Selzer & Company, Des Moines Register and Tribune company, and Gannett Co., Inc.” (2024) [ Ссылка ]
- "Trump v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.” (2024) [ Ссылка ]
- “New Jersey slaps down censorship with anti-SLAPP legislation” FIRE (2023) [ Ссылка ]
- “FIRE defends Idaho conservation officer sued for criticizing wealthy ranch owner’s airstrip permit” FIRE (2023) [ Ссылка ]
- On Liberty” John Stuart Mill (1859) [ Ссылка ]
- "Home Depot cashier fired over Facebook comment about Trump shooting” Newsweek (2024) [ Ссылка ]
- “Free speech culture, Elon Musk, and Twitter” FIRE (2022) [ Ссылка ]
- “Questions ABC News should answer following the $16 million Trump settlement” Columbia Journalism Review (2024) [ Ссылка ]
- “Appellants’ opening brief — B.A., et al. v. Tri County Area Schools, et al.” FIRE (2024) [ Ссылка ]
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