David French

Senior Writer at the National Review

David French is a senior writer for the National Review, a senior fellow at the National Review Institute, an attorney, and a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is a New York Times best-selling author, and his next book, “The Great American Divorce,” will be published this year. He was previously the president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education and has served as senior counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice and the Alliance Defending Freedom.

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Constitutional Free Speech Principles Can Save Social Media Companies from Themselves

With David French, Corynne McSherry, Nathaniel Persily, Marietje Schaake
March 4, 2019

How should the world’s largest social media companies respond to a pernicious online climate, including hate speech and false content posted by users? For some, the answer is clear: take the fake and offensive content down. But for others, censorship – even by a private company – is dangerous in a time when digital platforms have become the new public square and many Americans cite Facebook and Twitter as their primary news sources. Rather than embracing European hate speech laws or developing platform-specific community standards that…

Constitutional Free Speech Principles Can Save Social Media Companies from Themselves

With David French, Corynne McSherry, Nathaniel Persily, Marietje Schaake
March 4, 2019

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