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Five Steps Social Media Companies Can Take Now to Fight Online Abuse
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media platforms can take five easy steps to make their platforms safer for users facing online abuse. More
Shielding Users From Online Abuse: A Free Speech-Conscious Approach to Fighting Harassment
There's no reason why social media platforms can't create a shield that treats online abuse like toxic spam, filtering it out and quarantining it for review. More
Three Ways Social Media Companies Can Disarm Abusive Users
To protect targets of online abuse, social media companies must actively discourage abuse and hold abusive users accountable. More
Dark Patterns, Web Design, and Free Expression
“Dark pattern” is a term that will be new to many outside the web design community, but is infamous within it—and represents a threat to free expression. More
Letter: U.S. Must Prioritize Human Rights in Shaping Future Policy Toward Iran
In a joint letter to the Biden-Harris administration, PEN America and its allies call on the U.S. to prioritize human rights as it re-enters nuclear negotiations with Iran. More
Myanmar’s Escalating Digital Repression—and Activists’ Digital Resistance
Since Myanmar’s military seized power on February 1, it has employed increasingly sophisticated digital modes of repression, alongside physical and legal measures, to try to stem democratic resistance. More
2021 PEN America Corporate Honoree: Robert A. Iger
Robert A. Iger, executive chairman, chairman of the board of directors, and former CEO of The Walt Disney Company, is the 2021 PEN America Corporate Honoree. More
2021 PEN/Audible Literary Service Award: Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Henry Louis Gates Jr., the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center at Harvard University, is the 2021 PEN/Audible Literary Service Awardee. More
What the Oversight Board’s Decision On Facebook’s Trump Suspension Means (and Doesn’t)
The Oversight Board, an independent entity established by Facebook, issued its decision Wednesday on the suspension of Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts. More
No One Should Have To Face Online Abuse Alone
Platforms must enable users to nominate a handful of trusted contacts (friends, followers, etc.) to join these teams, which users can turn to in times of critical need. More