Content Moderation

CDT has worked on content moderation and related issues, including intermediary liability and the role of artificial intelligence and automated decision-making systems, since its inception. In recent years, as interest in these topics has grown, CDT has continued to be a leader in both domestic and global conversations about the intersection of content moderation and transparency, accountability, and human rights. We collaborate with a variety of partners, including academics and advocates, through work such as the Santa Clara Principles. We also engage directly and one-on-one with tech companies and policymakers. Through these informal and formal engagements, we give input, shape policy, and successfully push for greater transparency around platform practices that impact user rights. We are also conducting research on the mechanics of content moderation at different platforms, and developing educational opportunities that bring the realities and challenges of content moderation to different audiences.

Recent Content

CDT Weighs In on Meta Oversight Board’s case on Takedown of Speech Calling for Attack on Brazil’s National Congress. White document on a grey background.

CDT Weighs In on Meta Oversight Board’s case on Takedown of Speech Calling for Attack on Brazil’s National Congress

Coalition Urges Congress to Halt Efforts on TikTok Ban, Pass Privacy Legislation. White document on a grey background.

Coalition Urges Congress to Halt Efforts on TikTok Ban, Pass Privacy Legislation

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Crunch Time for TikTok and Americans’ Freedom of Speech

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CDT Europe’s Asha Allen Gives Remarks Before OSCE on Role of Media in Achieving Gender Justice

CDT Joins Letter to Senate in Advance of Platform Accountability and Section 230 Hearing. White document on a grey background.

CDT Joins Letter Warning Senate Judiciary of Free Expression Risks in Advance of Section 230 Hearing

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What’s Speech Got to Do With It? Supreme Court Justices Say Little About Users’ Free Speech in Internet Speech Cases Gonzalez and Taamneh

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