How Should the Law Approach Social Media Abuses?

Yale law professor Jack Balkin gives an overview of the impacts that social media technologies have had on democratic institutions. He explores some possible legal and societal responses to the challenges posed by social media, such as disinformation and widespread data collection. Vice Dean Leslie Kendrick introduces the talk. The speech was the keynote address at UVA Law’s conference: “Digital Democracy: The Threat and Promise of Technology for Democratic Institutions." (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 25, 2018)