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Copyright Strikes and Free Speech: Rethinking Automated Takedowns on Social Media

With social media platforms now serving as a principal forum for public expression, and a handful of platforms controlling access to much of this speech, the consequences of automated content removal extend beyond private copyright disputes. Court ("DHC"), in the past month, has seen multiple ongoing cases where social media intermediaries' copyright strike mechanism has come into question (see here and here).

Copyright Strikes and Free Speech: Rethinking Automated Takedowns on Social Media

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Court ("DHC"), in the past month, has seen multiple ongoing cases where social media intermediaries' copyright strike mechanism has come into question (see here and here).

Under such mechanisms, social media intermediaries automatically take down allegedly infringing content merely based on […]

With social media platforms now serving as a principal forum for public expression, and a handful of platforms controlling access to much of this speech, the consequences of automated content removal extend...

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Court ("DHC"), in the past month, has seen multiple ongoing cases where social media intermediaries' copyright strike mechanism has come into question (see here and here). Under such mechanisms, social media intermediaries automatically take down allegedly infringing content merely based on […] With social media platforms now serving as a principal forum for public expression, and a handful of platforms controlling access to much of this speech, the consequences of automated content removal extend beyond private copyright disputes.

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With social media platforms now serving as a principal forum for public expression, and a handful of platforms controlling access to much of this speech, the consequences of automated content removal extend beyond private copyright disputes.

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