Sarah B. Rogers

we see these new technocratic regulatory frameworks in Europe bumping up against the commitments to free speech in the United States.

we see these new technocratic regulatory frameworks in Europe bumping up against the commitments to free speech in the United States.

And Jason makes an important observation that for a while, some of these large American technology platforms were more inclined to moderate or to censor, kind of in conformity with some prevailing norms and concerns in the United States.

And Jason makes an important observation that for a while, some of these large American technology platforms were more inclined to moderate or to censor, kind of in conformity with some prevailing norms and concerns in the United States.

But I think

But I think

In the United States, we've shifted back toward a less censorious approach and so have these platforms.

In the United States, we've shifted back toward a less censorious approach and so have these platforms.

And at the same time, you have regulatory efforts in Europe and the UK, and I'll name a couple that I think have been particularly relevant.

And at the same time, you have regulatory efforts in Europe and the UK, and I'll name a couple that I think have been particularly relevant.

So the UK has something called the Online Safety Act.

So the UK has something called the Online Safety Act.

The Online Safety Act imposes age-gating obligations on a broad swath of content, almost any content that's upsetting, and then requires platforms to run risk assessments for, and in some cases remove, content that the UK would say is illegal.

The Online Safety Act imposes age-gating obligations on a broad swath of content, almost any content that's upsetting, and then requires platforms to run risk assessments for, and in some cases remove, content that the UK would say is illegal.

And in the UK, you know,

And in the UK, you know,

major categories of content are banned, are rendered illegal, that would not be illegal in the United States, which is where these platforms are located, which is where their original user base is, which is where their executives live, and which is their primary regulator.

major categories of content are banned, are rendered illegal, that would not be illegal in the United States, which is where these platforms are located, which is where their original user base is, which is where their executives live, and which is their primary regulator.

So under the Online Safety Act, we now have active litigation by the relevant regulator Ofcom against several American websites.

So under the Online Safety Act, we now have active litigation by the relevant regulator Ofcom against several American websites.