CITR Challenges US Government Censorship Policy Threatening Deportation for Work on Social Media Platforms and Online Harms

By CITR Team

The Coalition for Independent Technology Research filed a lawsuit today in partnership with the Knight First Amendment Institute and Protect Democracy, challenging the US government’s Censorship Policy that unconstitutionally targets noncitizen researchers, fact-checkers, and trust and safety workers for visa denials, revocations, detention, and deportation based on their work researching and reporting on social media … Continue reading CITR Challenges US Government Censorship Policy Threatening Deportation for Work on Social Media Platforms and Online Harms

CITR Joins in Filing Amicus Brief to Protect Independent Research from Retaliatory Investigations

By CITR Team

The Coalition for Independent Technology Research has joined nonprofit media, research, and advocacy organizations in filing an amicus brief in Media Matters for America v. Federal Trade Commission. The brief addresses a broader concern that extends beyond any single organization: the growing use of investigations in ways that risk undermining independent technology research and public-interest … Continue reading CITR Joins in Filing Amicus Brief to Protect Independent Research from Retaliatory Investigations