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Extremist Speech, Compelled Conformity, And Censorship Creep, Danielle K. Citron
Extremist Speech, Compelled Conformity, And Censorship Creep, Danielle K. Citron
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Silicon Valley has long been viewed as a full-throated champion of First Amendment values. The dominant online platforms, however, have recently adopted speech policies and processes that depart from the U.S. model. In an agreement with the European Commission, tech companies have pledged to respond to reports of hate speech within twenty-four hours, a hasty process that may trade valuable expression for speedy results. Plans have been announced for an industry database that will allow the same companies to share hashed images of banned extremist content for review and removal elsewhere.
These changes are less the result of voluntary market …