NYU Law Forum—Regulating Social Media: Is it Lawful, Feasible, and Desirable?

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This will be a pivotal year for technology regulation in the United States and around the world. The European Union is already regulating social media platforms based on perceived harms they cause. In the US, regulatory proposals at the federal level will likely include renewed efforts to repeal or reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Meanwhile, states such as Florida and Texas have tried to restrict content moderation by major platforms. At this Forum, experts will debate the following: Is it lawful, feasible, and desirable for government actors to regulate social media platforms to reduce harmful effects on US democracy and society? 

This program is co-hosted by Just Security and the Center for Business and Human Rights, NYU Stern 

Debaters

• Daphne Keller, Director, Program on Platform Regulation, Cyber Policy Center, Stanford Law School
• Michael H. Posner, Jerome Kohlberg Professor of Ethics and Finance, NYU Stern

Moderators

• Tess Bridgeman ’10, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Just Security, NYU Law
• Ryan Goodman, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Professor of Law and Founding Co-Editor-in-Chief, Just Security, NYU Law