Analysis and Theory

The TikTok divest-or-ban order was signed one year ago. The Institute for Rebooting Media spoke with researchers and legal experts to learn about the order’s impact on expression, governance, and the business of social media over the last year. 

The Institute for Rebooting Social Media gathered insights from leading scholars, tech policy experts, and industry professionals on the immediate and long-term consequences of Meta’s recent policy changes.

The Institute for Rebooting Social Media is thrilled to announce its 2024-2025 cohort of Visiting Scholars. These seven visiting faculty members will use their time with the Institute to investigate urgent social media problems and propose mitigations for harmful online phenomena.

The Institute for Rebooting Social Media spoke with leading experts in law and digital media studies to weigh in on the U.S.’s divest-or-ban order against TikTok.

Visiting Scholar Anupam Chander joins Tech Policy Press to discuss the potential implications of the TikTok divest-or-ban order on tech policy in the U.S. and globally.

Employee Fellow Nadah Feteih joined the Trust in Tech podcast to share her expertise in activism within the tech industry.

Alum Kesa White joins the Wonks and War Rooms podcast to discuss her research into counter speech and its use in content moderation.

Visiting Scholar Anupam Chander writes “we should worry when politicians target a foreign-owned speech platform because of the content it carries,” as the U.S. considers a potential ban on TikTok.

Alum Kate Klonick joins The Sunday Show from Tech Policy Press to discuss the Murthy v. Missouri oral argument and how SCOTUS might respond.

Visiting Scholar Anupam Chander joins PRX's The World to discuss the US House bill that could potentially ban TikTok in the United States, and the potential consequences the bill could have on the entire social media landscape.