The Storming of the Capitol and the Future of Free Speech Online

Stanford scholars from the Cyber Policy Center at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) discuss the role of social media during the Trump presidency, including the role of platform policies in fomenting or responding to the recent violence, the benefits and risks posed by steps subsequently taken, and what this means for the future of speech online. *** Panelists include: Nathaniel Persily, faculty co-director of the Stanford Cyber Policy Center, director of the Center’s Program on Democracy and the Internet, and Professor at Stanford Law School; Daphne Keller, Director of the Cyber Policy Center’s Program on Platform Regulation; Alex Stamos, Director of the Cyber Policy Center’s Internet Observatory; and Renee DiResta, Research Manager at the Cyber Policy Center’s Internet Observatory. The panel was moderated by Kelly Born, Executive Director of the Cyber Policy Center, with introductory remarks by FSI Director Michael McFaul.