Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Freedom of Speech and Media

“This report is part of a Carr Center project on Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States. As the traditional public square governed and protected by federal regulation moves online to spaces governed by private corporations, the rules for how speech is both expressed and censored are also changing. How should legal protections for speech adapt to these new tech-powered, private forums? This chapter will explore the current landscape of free speech and the associated information landscape as well as the threats that they face.”