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Morgan Weiland

@morganweiland.bsky.social
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Moorman-Simon Interdisciplinary Career Development Assistant Professor of Communication Law @bostonu.bsky.social, by courtesy @bulaw.bsky.social; Affiliate Scholar @stanfordcis.bsky.social; Affiliated Fellow @yaleisp.bsky.social.

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Morgan Weiland @morganweiland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Quoted here about the New Mexico verdict against Meta and the broader litigation landscape: news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/n...
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New Mexico, Going It Alone, Tallies Up Huge Wins Against Meta
Meta Platforms Inc.‘s fiercest legal foe this year has been New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez (D), who achieved a pair of historic trial victories while pursuing the tech giant on his own.
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Morgan Weiland @morganweiland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Quoted here about the New Mexico verdict against Meta and the broader litigation landscape: news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/n...
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Just helping with editing here. These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
Screenshot of BBC article: OpenAI bots (struck through) meddled with multiple US government agency sites
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Shannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
they are literally saying ‘give us what we want, or humanity gets it.’
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Tech leaders to UN: For the sake of humanity, please control the AI technology we created
The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations to set controls over the burgeoning technology they are designing in order to save the world — or at least its people.
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Morgan Weiland @morganweiland.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Holding onto this one as I walk into my first class for the semester.
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Morgan Weiland @morganweiland.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Leaving @icahdq.bsky.social annual meeting in Cape Town after a whirlwind 48 hours to join an incredible group at the Law and Humanities Workshop for Junior Scholars @penncareylaw.bsky.social.
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Morgan Weiland @morganweiland.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Today my dissertation, Making Internet Law: How Cyberspace Was Socially Constructed as a First Amendment Speech System, won the Best Dissertation Award from @icaptc.bsky.social. Thanks @sristovska.bsky.social and the kinds folks in the Division for this huge honor!
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Morgan Weiland @morganweiland.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
As someone with a PhD in Comm, this literally made me laugh out loud.
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 23/04/2026
clear and unapologetic opposition to mindless media consolidation, fancy that
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Zohran Mamdani Says Paramount-WBD Merger "Must Be Stopped"
The New York mayor made the comments ahead of WBD's shareholder vote.
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Leila Brillson @leilza.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
It’s finally happened. After 18 months. Finally, a media merger you can root for.
Infowars/Onion combo logo in rainbow saying “I support the onion’s hostile media takeover.”
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Morgan Weiland @morganweiland.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Huge thanks @jrosenworcel.bsky.social for sharing your experience, forward-looking vision, and eternal optimism with my @bostonu.bsky.social Media Law & Policy students. If I didn't have a no-tech classroom policy, I would have taken a photo of it!
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Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Pride flag flying HIGH at Boston University today. I guess they got the message!
Picture of BU building with the pride flag on the roof
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Dr. Skylar Grayson @skylargrayson.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
NASA just dropped this image of Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch looking back at us. The first woman to ever see our planet in its entirety. I’m not crying you’re crying 🥹🔭🧪 📸: NASA
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Morgan Weiland @morganweiland.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Thanks @bostonu.bsky.social College of Communication for the write up about my scholarship. Communication Law Scholar Urges a Reconsideration of Online Speech: Morgan Weiland wants to prevent making the same deregulatory mistakes with AI as we made with social media www.bu.edu/com/articles...
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Communication Law Scholar Urges a Reconsideration of Online Speech
The way we conceptualize the internet and social media—as a sort of “printing press” protected by the First Amendment—is widely…
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Morgan Weiland @morganweiland.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Thoughtful thread on the meaning and implications of the social media addiction verdicts.
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Morgan Weiland @morganweiland.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Glad to have cosigned.
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Morgan Weiland @morganweiland.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
If you're in Boston Wednesday evening, join me for a talk about how we made the internet into a legal speech technology and why that matters for AI regulation. Details below.
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Morgan Weiland @morganweiland.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
In that case, I look forward to regulating AI like a utility, too.
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Morgan Weiland @morganweiland.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
I had a fantastic time presenting my dissertation-to-book proposal research to @nusl.bsky.social's faculty colloquium today. Thanks to Lua K. Yuille for facilitating and to @cehaupt.bsky.social for the invitation. Great to see familiar faces (looking at you, Elettra Bietti) and to meet new folks.
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Stanford CIS @stanfordcis.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
BU's @morganweiland.bsky.social discusses Communication Research Center's (CRC) survey showing 74% of Americans oppose government censorship of media, despite Trump admin pressures on ABC over Kimmel. Public supports First Amendment across political lines. sites.bu.edu/crc/2025/10/...
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Letter from the Director: October 2025 | Communication Research Center
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Michelle Amazeen @commscholar.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
In my October Director's Letter from @bucomresearch.bsky.social, I talk with Drs. @tvbookstvbooks.bsky.social & @morganweiland.bsky.social about public views on navigating governmental pressure, protecting free speech, and the future of media freedom. #FirstAmendment sites.bu.edu/crc/2025/10/...
A camera on a tripod with the American flag reflected in the lens and in the background is a blurred image of the US Capitol building.
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Morgan Weiland @morganweiland.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
I'm delighted to share that I've been awarded a Moorman-Simon Interdisciplinary Career Development Professorship! www.bu.edu/articles/202...
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Boston University Names Seven Junior Faculty Career Development Professors
This year’s recipients study from AI to the structure of the universe
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Morgan Weiland @morganweiland.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
After many years playing in the @yaleisp.bsky.social sandbox, I'm delighted to make the relationship official as an Affiliated Fellow. Thanks @jackbalkin.bsky.social! law.yale.edu/morgan-weiland
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Morgan Weiland
Morgan N. Weiland is an Assistant Professor in the College of Communication at Boston University and holds a courtesy appointment at Boston University School of Law.
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Morgan Weiland @morganweiland.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
We were in your expert moderating hands, @margotkaminski.bsky.social! Thanks @chup.blakereid.org for the insightful feedback and @yaleisp.bsky.social and Balkin for cultivating this delightful community.
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Morgan Weiland @morganweiland.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
I’m thrilled to share I’ve accepted a position as an Assistant Professor of Communication Law at Boston University, with a courtesy appointment at BU Law. Thanks to everyone at Stanford's Department of Communication and Stanford Law School! Can't wait to collaborate with @bucomresearch.bsky.social!
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