Social Media and Democracy
This program is part of Deep Dive: Free Speech, a special CHF series curated by Geoffrey Stone.
About the Event:
The influence of online platforms like Twitter and Facebook on the 2020 presidential election has left Americans asking what the role of social media should be in our politics and democracy. How can we balance internet regulation with preserving public discourse? What are the differing responsibilities of government, big tech, and everyday people regarding social media? Join us at CHF for a conversation with legal expert Geoffrey Stone, journalist Emily Bazelon (Slate Political Gabfest), and Monika Bickert (Facebook’s head of product policy and counterterrorism).
This program is the second panel in a special series Deep Dive: Speech, curated by Geoffrey Stone
This 3-part series curated and hosted by legal scholar Geoffrey Stone (Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor of Law, University of Chicago) will consider a variety of perspectives on free speech in the 21st century. We'll explore some of the forces driving wide-ranging debates around First Amendment rights in our moment, including freedom of the press and national security, the role of social media platforms and internet companies, and hate speech.
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This program is generously underwritten by the Robert R. McCormick Foundation.
Geoffrey Stone
Geoffrey R. Stone is the Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago where he has ser...
Emily Bazelon
Emily Bazelon is a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine, the Truman Capote Fellow for Creative Writing ...
Monika Bickert
Monika Bickert is Facebook’s head of product policy and counterterrorism. Her global team manages the policies for wh...
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Social Media and Democracy
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