Trump v. Twitter: The Impact of Market Power on Political Speech
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Center on Civil Justice: Antitrust Series
USING MARKET POWER TO EXERT UNPRECEDENTED CONTROL IN THE 21ST CENTURY
We hope you can join us for a four part Antitrust Series. Please see details and registration links for Part 1 below.
Part 1: Trump v. Twitter: The Impact of Market Power on Political Speech
Wednesday, March 10
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Moderator
Sam Issacharoff (NYU School of Law)
Panelists (TBC)
Following the assault on the U.S. Capitol, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook banned Donald Trump and thousands of right-wing extremists from use of their platforms. Other technology companies withdrew services to Parlor, effectively removing the right-wing social media network from the internet. In doing so, these companies were able to shut-down many right-wing information networks, a leading node of which was the highest ranking national executive in the United States. These decisions were designed to diminish risk of potential civil unrest and even violence. This lead off session in the series explores whether these actions were a tangible use of market dominance and the implications that has for the market position of social media and technology to control speech and to impact civil society in unanticipated ways.
Each panel in this series has been approved for one New York State CLE credit in the Areas of Professional Practice category. The credit is both transitional and nontransitional; it is appropriate for both experienced and newly admitted attorneys. Those requesting CLE credit are required to read the CLE materials.