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A Times investigation has found that violent threats have become a new normal among public officials, reshaped private lives, cost millions in security and pushed people out of office.

Drawing on case history, Morgan Weiland pushes back on critics who say the landmark Meta settlement violates the free speech of the company.

Switching AI vendors means unwinding an entire ecosystem. Universities can preserve their freedom of choice through AI governance, says Tom Smith.

Partnering with NORC, Knight Foundation seeks to understand key issues facing civic institutions like public libraries, for which we're among the nation's largest funders. Together, we're helping clos...

The Kremlin is once again seeking to undermine confidence in American democracy with online influence campaigns, U.S. officials said.

If liberal democracy is the pinnacle of political systems, as the political scientist Francis Fukuyama argued in his 1992 book, “The End of History and the Last Man,” then how do you explain the rise ...

Higher gasoline and diesel prices have led many families to save less and curb spending elsewhere.

Warnings from industry leaders about doomsday scenarios ignore the power that people have to control how artificial intelligence is used, policy experts say. They are urging lawmakers to act now.

For more than two decades, Knight Foundation has commissioned research to better understand Americans’ lived experience with the First Amendment and free expression. As the country marks its 250th ann...

Americans are increasingly uncertain about participating in our nation’s public conversation. This should alarm us all.

Meta's settlement includes some social media speech restrictions that states can't directly impose.

Job #AJO32502, Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Communication, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US

Here’s a simple taxonomy for thinking about academic duties and freedoms. There are basically three kinds of reasons why a university could take disciplinary action against an academic:

The US science-funding agency is withholding $1 billion of its budget so that the money can go to a special White House project.

Join Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) and Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) for an honest, lively conversation about the ideas that unite and divide us — and why how we talk to each other matters more than ever.

For more than two decades, Knight Foundation has commissioned research to better understand Americans’ lived experience with the First Amendment and free expression. As the country marks its 250th ann...

I’ve spent my career trying to find what shares are really worth — will it protect me from losses in the next crisis?

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A New Mexico judge ordered the social-media giant to create a new $567 million fund in addition to paying $375 million in previously determined civil penalties.

From metadata to AI detectors, several organisations are aiming to provide evidence of whether a piece of content was AI-generated. It’s not an easy task.

For more than two decades, Knight Foundation has commissioned research to better understand Americans’ lived experience with the First Amendment and free expression. As the country marks its 250th ann...

For more than two decades, Knight Foundation has commissioned research to better understand Americans’ lived experience with the First Amendment and free expression. As the country marks its 250th ann...