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Dec 6 • 6 tweets • 11 min read
‼️ New #SCOTUS amicus brief by @CenDemTech, @ACLU, @ACLU_NorCal, @EFF, @knightcolumbia, @RSI, & @rcfp argues that holding online intermediaries liable for aiding & abetting terrorism based on generalized knowledge that alleged terrorists use their services hurts free expression.
@ACLU @ACLU_NorCal @EFF @knightcolumbia @RSI @rcfp The brief, filed in Twitter v. Taamneh, urges SCOTUS to interpret the Anti-Terrorism Act to require a high knowledge standard before online intermediaries can be held liable based on hosting others’ speech.

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@ACLU @ACLU_NorCal @EFF @knightcolumbia @RSI @rcfp Requiring intermediaries to have actual knowledge a specific piece of user-generated content provides substantial assistance to terrorist act protects #FreeSpeech by ensuring a fear of liability doesn’t pressure intermediaries into over-removing content.

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@ACLU @ACLU_NorCal @EFF @knightcolumbia @RSI @rcfp Intermediaries already rely on blunt #ContentModeration tools & over-remove user speech. ATA liability based on generalized knowledge will encourage them to rely on these tools and take down content even more.

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@ACLU @ACLU_NorCal @EFF @knightcolumbia @RSI @rcfp ATA liability based on generalized knowledge may even lead online intermediaries to ban content on particular topics like terrorism, including art, news reports, or even anti-indoctrination materials.

cdt.org/insights/free-… #ContentModeration
@ACLU @ACLU_NorCal @EFF @knightcolumbia @RSI @rcfp Making it harder for users to publish & seek out info online, particularly on controversial topics, harms free expression rights. #SCOTUS can avoid this result by interpreting the ATA to require actual knowledge for aiding and abetting liability for online intermediaries.

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Dec 7
🔊 HERE WE GO #FOSO2022

To start us off, @CenDemTech's Director of Policy Samir Jain joins long-time #FreeSpeech advocate + lawyer @WilmerHale's @pjcarome to explore how law around online speech has developed over the past 30 years.

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@WilmerHale @pjcarome CDT's Jain: "We at @CenDemTech thought it appropriate to use this occasion to honor & recognize @pjcarome for his many contributions to the development of the law concerning the 1st Admt & free speech, particularly as country’s preeminent advocate around #Section230." #FOSO2022
@WilmerHale @pjcarome CDT's Jain: This fall was the 25th anniversary of 4th Circuit’s decision in Zeran v America Online, the seminal decision that set course for how courts around the country have interpreted #Section230 until now... I was fortunate enough to work w/ Pat & saw firsthand his tenacity.
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Dec 6
👀 📢 TODAY IS THE (FIRST) DAY! #FOSO2022
Can't wait to have you join us IN 1 HR – just a *few* of the amazing speakers lined up:
* @AlexReeveGivens
* @viaCristiano
* @YaelEisenstat
* @jamalgreene
* @JulieOwono
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@AlexReeveGivens @viaCristiano @YaelEisenstat @jamalgreene @JulieOwono @MattPerault Leading off today's incredible series of convos is an intro from CDT CEO @AlexReeveGivens - "We are looking at the most active term on #OnlineSpeech issues in the #SupremeCourt’s history, including the Court’s first look at #Section230."

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@AlexReeveGivens @viaCristiano @YaelEisenstat @jamalgreene @JulieOwono @MattPerault .@AlexReeveGivens: This focus on how tech works in practice is a hallmark of CDT's advocacy going back to the beginnings of the org... essential for the Court to understand broad implications of its decisions. We hope the convos we’ll host over the course of #FOSO2022 can help.
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Dec 5
🚨 🚨 RELEASED TODAY: In partnership with leading civil rights organizations, @CenDemTech today published new recommendations and guidance to ensure that tools used to make employment decisions are fair & equitable.

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The Civil Rights Standards for 21st Century Employment Selection Procedures is the result of a year-long collaboration between @CenDemTech, @AAPD, @ACLU, @civilrightsorg, @nwlc & @TeamUpturn – at a time of increased scrutiny of AI-driven discrimination by U.S. / EU regulators.
@AAPD @ACLU @civilrightsorg @nwlc @TeamUpturn .@AlexReeveGivens: "Discrimination in hiring is an urgent civil rights issue, which is why CDT spent the past year working with some of the most influential civil rights orgs in the US to develop standards [for] policymakers, industry groups & employers:"

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Nov 15, 2021
🎒 NEW RESEARCH: CDT’s just-released report discusses parent, teacher, & student views on #edtech and #studentdata. The research found that growing student privacy risks prompt these stakeholders to seek more active roles in school technology decisions:

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The report, authored by @hughgrantchap & @elizabethan and based on national surveys conducted this summer, identifies emerging trends in edtech & school data use related to privacy concerns, disciplinary practices, equity, teacher training, and community engagement.
@HughGrantChap @elizabethan Building on prior @CenDemTech research from summer 2020 & spring 2021, the report identifies key trends in changing attitudes. For instance, parent concern about student privacy and security protection has risen since the spring, growing from 60% in February 2021 to 69% in July.
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Nov 11, 2021
NOT ENOUGH: The @NYCCouncil just passed the first U.S. law regarding fairness of AI-based hiring tools. @CenDemTech commends the Council for focusing on this key issue – but the bill falls far short.

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@NYCCouncil Because federal regulations already require employers to test for disparate impacts on sex & race, the @NYCCouncil bill doesn't actually require employers to do anything they aren't already required to do.

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🚨 BREAKING: Today, we've taken a critical & necessary stand for the First Amendment. @CenDemTech filed a lawsuit against @POTUS' “Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship,” which violates 1A by chilling constitutionally protected speech of online platforms & individuals.
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