Platform Accountability
We evaluate and develop legislative strategies to prevent misinformation and disinformation, voter suppression, discriminatory practices, and other content that harm Black communities.
Joint Center Participates in Howard University King Lecture Series on Voting Rights
On October 7, Joint Center President Spencer Overton participated in Howard University’s 2020-21 Gwendolyn S. and Colbert I. King Endowed Chair in Public Policy Lecture Series in a session entitled…
Joint Center Joins National Urban League Panel on Social Media Regulation & Civil Rights
On October 20, Joint Center President Spencer Overton joined National Urban League (NUL)’s panel entitled Social Media Regulation: The New Frontier in the Fight for Civil Rights. In the panel,…
Joint Center Participates in Hewlett Foundation Grantee Briefing on the 2020 Election
Joint Center President Spencer Overton spoke at the Hewlett Foundation grantee election briefing, Securing the Vote, on “major threats to the election process, what efforts are in place to address…
Joint Center Testifies to Congress on Misinformation in the 2020 Election
On October 6, Joint Center President Spencer Overton provided expert testimony at a congressional hearing entitled “Voting Rights And Election Administration: Combatting Misinformation In The 2020 Election.” In his opening…
Joint Center Signs Letter Urging Policymakers to Oppose the Online Content Policy Modernization Act
The Joint Center signed a letter, addressed to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), urging them to oppose S.4632, the “Online Content Policy…
Joint Center to FCC: Don’t Facilitate Online Disinformation & Discrimination
Yesterday, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies submitted its analysis opposing the Trump Administration’s attempt to prod the Federal Communications Commission to adopt rules that would discourage platforms like Twitter…
Joint Center President Answers Additional Questions from Members of Congress on Disinformation and Section 230
Joint Center President Spencer Overton provided additional written responses to questions from Members of Congress after his testimony at the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology and the Subcommittee on Consumer…
Questions on Market Power & Discrimination for Tech CEOs Testifying Before Congress
On July 29, the CEOs of four major tech companies—Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Apple’s Tim Cook, Google/Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai, and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg—will testify before the U.S. House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee…
The Joint Center Releases Joint Statement with Several Civil Rights Organizations on Facebook’s Civil Rights Audit
On July 8, the Joint Center released a joint statement with The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and several other civil rights groups on Facebook’s civil rights audit: “This…
The Joint Center Releases Joint Statement with Several Civil Rights Organizations on Facebook’s Latest Policy Announcement on Hate Speech and Voter Disinformation
On June 29, the Joint Center released a joint statement with The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and several other civil rights groups on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s latest…