Public Knowledge
Algorithmic content distribution and moderation (harms concentrated on marginalized communities); platform regulation and competition policy; Section 230 reform; transparency and accountability mechanisms for platforms.
- Type
- Nonprofit Public Interest Research & Advocacy
- Based in
- Washington, DC (US)
- Focus region
- US federal policy (DC) with national scope
Notable projects
Research and comments on FTC platform censorship inquiries; reports on moderating race on platforms; algorithmic decision-making harms catalog; policy analysis on content moderation bias and civil rights implications.
Strong focus on how platform systems disproportionately harm historically marginalized groups. Combines legal/policy research with advocacy. Active in regulatory proceedings and public comments on platform issues.
Reports (4)
Full database- May 2026· Cross-platform
Getting Age Assurance Right: A Risk-Based Framework for High-Risk Online Features
Identifies three policy failures jeopardizing children's online safety and proposes a risk-tiered framework for age-appropriate experiences rather than blunt, privacy-invasive age verification.
- Aug 2025· Cross-platform
The Kids Aren't Alright Online: How To Build a Safer, Better Internet
Argues kids' online-safety policy should make platforms safer and more privacy-protective for everyone, focusing on platform design features that facilitate harm rather than blanket restrictions.
- Mar 2025· Cross-platform
Building the Digital Platform Commission: How To Design a Regulator
Makes the case for a dedicated federal digital regulator and details how to design it to enhance competition, protect consumers, and oversee dominant platforms.
- Jan 2025· Cross-platform
A Policy Primer for Free Expression and Content Moderation
Lays out a vision for free expression and content moderation given shifts in the media, technological, political and legal landscape, reframing how policymakers should think about platform moderation.