Twitter’s Free Speech Strategies

This conversation is two years old, but it is a fascinating look into the strategies Twitter was using to navigate the two challenges of allowing free expression and preventing harm. Jack Dorsey is at the table along with Vijaya Gadde, who serves as Twitter’s global lead for legal, policy, and trust and safety at Twitter. It’s important to note that Dorsey recently stepped down as CEO of Twitter, replaced by Twitter’s chief technology officer, Parag Agrawal, who has sent signals that he will not be as accommodating to free speech as Dorsey.

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Erich Vieth

Erich Vieth is an attorney focusing on civil rights (including First Amendment), consumer law litigation and appellate practice. At this website often writes about censorship, corporate news media corruption and cognitive science. He is also a working musician, artist and a writer, having founded Dangerous Intersection in 2006. Erich lives in St. Louis, Missouri with his two daughters.

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