It’s been reported that news media lobbyists are heading to the Hill to make their case for protective legislation, which may include the Journalism Competition & Preservation Act. Just in case, we’re providing this refresher list of the reasons we oppose this legislation. The post Is the JCPA Coming Back? Why We Still Oppose the Journalism Competition & Preservation Act appeared first on Public Knowledge.| Public Knowledge
In Part 2 of this blog series, we describe strategies publishers are using to respond; inventory solutions that are emerging to empower them against the threat generative AI represents for their business models; and identify some promising policy solutions that preserve the benefits of the fair use doctrine while still preserving incentives for publishers to keep creating the timely content that AI developers and the public need. The post Is There a Middle Ground in the Tug of War Between New...| Public Knowledge
The battle between news publishers and AI developers on using copyrighted material in generative AI model training may have some unintended consequences.| Public Knowledge
Recent claims from the agency regarding its authority over AI have been nothing short of confusing. The post Can the FCC Preempt State Laws on AI? No – Especially Not With Broadband As Title I appeared first on Public Knowledge.| Public Knowledge
Yesterday, ABC abruptly pulled “Jimmy Kimmel Live” off the air, following backlash from conservatives in response to Kimmel’s statements about the reaction to the killing of right-wing activist and media personality Charlie Kirk. ABC’s decision came shortly after one of its affiliate local broadcasting groups, Nexstar, announced that it would pull the show from its […] The post Public Knowledge Condemns Censorship of Jimmy Kimmel appeared first on Public Knowledge.| Public Knowledge
The DOJ dropped its final remedies proposal in the Google Ad Tech case, which found that Google had unlawfully maintained monopolies in the ad tech stack.| Public Knowledge
Judge Mehta released long-awaited decision on remedies in the Google antitrust trial — but the ruling falls short of addressing systemic harms.| Public Knowledge
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Public Knowledge promotes freedom of expression, an open internet, and access to affordable communications tools and creative works. We work to shape policy.| Public Knowledge
Media literacy is more important than ever in the Digital Era — and Web3 might be uniquely positioned to help users build those skills.| Public Knowledge
A significant body of research is dedicated to developing language models that can detect various types of online abuse, for example, hate speech, cyberbullying. However, there is a disconnect between platform policies, which often consider the author’s intention as a criterion for content moderation, and the current capabilities of detection models, which typically lack efforts to capture intent. The post The unappreciated role of intent in algorithmic moderation of abusive content on soci...| HKS Misinformation Review
Public Knowledge promotes freedom of expression, an open internet, and access to affordable communications tools and creative works. We work to shape policy.| Public Knowledge
A look at what Trump’s AI plan could still get right—and what we can’t afford to get wrong.| Public Knowledge
Public Knowledge promotes freedom of expression, an open internet, and access to affordable communications tools and creative works. We work to shape policy.| Public Knowledge
Public Knowledge promotes freedom of expression, an open internet, and access to affordable communications tools and creative works. We work to shape policy.| Public Knowledge
According to news reports, The FTC may have some new requirements before granting approval for a merger.| Public Knowledge
Leaving a social media platform often forces content creators to start over from scratch on a new site. But what if that didn't have to be?| Public Knowledge
This final installation in a three-part series on digital replicas focuses on legislation for addressing potential harms of these technologies.| Public Knowledge
Public Knowledge promotes freedom of expression, an open internet, and access to affordable communications tools and creative works. We work to shape policy.| Public Knowledge
The potential harms of digital content online can be devastating — but removing Section 230 would only devastate freedom of expression in its place.| Public Knowledge
Public Knowledge promotes freedom of expression, an open internet, and access to affordable communications tools and creative works. We work to shape policy.| Public Knowledge
The moves by the Trump administration to assume authority over executive branch officials and employees puts independent agencies at risk.| Public Knowledge
This second installation in a three-part series on digital replicas focuses on solutions to effectively address the harms posed by unauthorized uses.| Public Knowledge
The report confirms data privacy violations that consumer advocates have been sounding the alarm on for years.| Public Knowledge
A bill that would have created a new “link tax” in California failed in part due to threats by Meta and Google to block links to news.| Public Knowledge
The DOJ's suit argues that Google’s control over search engine defaults must be dismantled for healthy competition in the search advertising market.| Public Knowledge
Public Knowledge promotes freedom of expression, an open internet, and access to affordable communications tools and creative works. We work to shape policy.| Public Knowledge
Public Knowledge promotes freedom of expression, an open internet, and access to affordable communications tools and creative works. We work to shape policy.| Public Knowledge
Policy Counsel Elise Phillips watched the closing arguments of U.S. v. Google live from the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse.| Public Knowledge
The push to force online platforms to pay to link to news content continues to evolve.| Public Knowledge
Public Knowledge promotes freedom of expression, an open internet, and access to affordable communications tools and creative works. We work to shape policy.| Public Knowledge
Representative Jim Jordan continues his attack on institutions that mitigate harmful digital content — this time, under the guise of antitrust enforcement.| Public Knowledge
While it's great to see Congress working together, it'd be even better if it were for something that would actually help Americans.| Public Knowledge
