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LAW SCHOOL (W74)  (Dept. Info)Law  (Policies)
W74 LAW 815ASocial Media and Content Regulation2.0 Units
Description:Social media has changed the way we communicate, empowering billions of people to connect freely across borders and time zones, sharing text, audio, and video in real time. While social media has paved the way for improved global response to natural disasters, increased visibility of human rights abuses, growth of small businesses, and the creation and funding of grassroots social movements like #metoo, it has also provided opportunities for abuse, including terrorist recruitment, child sexual exploitation, harassment, threats, and fraud. In this course, students will explore the landscape of online abuse and various efforts to address it, including social media companies' content policies and existing and emerging government regulations. Students will examine both substantive questions about speech moderation (Which speech should governments and companies endeavor to remove? Should companies proactively search for abusive content, even in private messages?) and the practical challenges inherent in implementing policies and regulations (How should a "no hate speech" policy be communicated to a large, global team of content reviewers? Can a company disregard a government censorship order that is inconsistent with human rights interests?). Class discussions will cover speech examples that some students may find upsetting or offensive. There will be no final exam in the course. Grades will be based upon several short writing assignments, which will not be graded anonymously, and class participation. (Some classes will be taught online.) 2 credits.
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