Tech Researchers Sue Trump Administration Over Dismantling of Online Safety Research Infrastructure

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MIT Technology Review reports a coalition of tech researchers filed suit against the Trump administration for systematically going after researchers who study hate speech, harassment, propaganda, and disinformation online. The lawsuit from the Coalition for Independent Technology Research challenges actions that researchers say have chilled academic inquiry and dismantled safety infrastructure at a time when AI-generated content is making online manipulation easier and harder to detect.