Section 230 Highlight
Joint Center Participates in Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s ‘Policy Meets Practice: Training in Action’ Series
Spencer participated in the first session of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s “Policy Meets Practice: Training in Action” series. The session, entitled Voting Rights and Black America, had panelists discuss…
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 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 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…
Joint Center President Analyzes Key Issues Regarding Section 230 and the 2020 Election
Joint Center President Spencer Overton provided analysis on key issues regarding Section 230 and the 2020 election at the Knight Foundation and Gallup’s webinar to share new findings in their…
Joint Center President Joins Knight Foundation Panel on Free Expression and Misinformation Online
On June 17, Joint Center President Spencer Overton joined the Knight Foundation’s panel, “Free expression v. misinformation online: who decides?” Read Spencer’s opening remarks here. Other panelists included University of…
Joint Center President Presents on Section 230 and Why Social Media Platforms Do Not Have a License to Discriminate
On May 20, Joint Center President Spencer Overton presented at the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights’ online convening on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. In his…