The Coalition for Independent Technology Research
@thecoalition.bsky.social
Our mission is to advance, defend, and sustain the right to ethically study the impact of technology on society.
lol US gov so scared of what we have to say on a panel that they tried (and failed) to pull a China RightsCon sitch www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
EU, Canada and Lithuania pull out of disinformation conference after US pressure
The Trump administration was bothered by panels that referred to the U.S. as a disinformation threat.
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@natematias.bsky.social, @rebekahtromble.bsky.social, and Sarah T. Roberts write in Science about how restrictions on researchers’ movement threaten free inquiry. Read: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Free inquiry depends on freedom of movement
Starting in May 2025, the US government implemented an immigration policy that targeted noncitizen researchers for visa denials, visa revocations, detention, and deportation on the basis of the topics...
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How do governments rewire science & the tech industry by threatening scholars? And how can we be more resilient? Writing for @ucs.org, I report on efforts by @thecoalition.bsky.social, @knightcolumbia.org, @acm.org, & @aoir.bsky.social to support researcher rights blog.ucs.org/guest-commen...
Protecting Science from Government Intimidation - Union of Concerned Scientists
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Read more about our coalition's recent victory getting a US federal court to block an immigration policy targeting public interest technology researchers ⬇️ knightcolumbia.org/content/fede...
![“As expanded in December and applied since, [the policy] does not stop at individuals who use sovereign authority to suppress protected expression in the United States. It reaches private researchers, advocates, nonprofit leaders, and trust-and-safety professionals whose asserted “censorship” consists of studying platforms, reporting on disinformation, petitioning for access to platform data, and urging platforms or advertisers to act on what they find.” – James E. Boasberg, Chief Judge](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qsctfvkbeuj73jfer5r4g2gh/bafkreiajwj4kkkwgbclnmq6fgvb5zfyrmdhgpgvnrbm6ly7zrvek4uihzq)
Read more about our coalition's recent victory getting a US federal court to block an immigration policy targeting public interest technology researchers ⬇️ knightcolumbia.org/content/fede... @knightcolumbia.org @protectdemocracy.org @hateaid.org @hateaid.bsky.social
Read more about our coalition's recent victory getting a US federal court to block an immigration policy targeting public interest technology researchers ⬇️ knightcolumbia.org/content/fede... @knightcolumbia.org @protectdemocracy.org
Read more about our coalition's recent victory getting a US federal court to block an immigration policy targeting public interest technology researchers ⬇️ knightcolumbia.org/content/fede...
The Institute and @protectdemocracy.org filed the lawsuit on behalf of @thecoalition.bsky.social in March, challenging the policy as a threat to protected research and advocacy. Learn more about the case: knightcolumbia.org/cases/citr-v...
Coalition for Independent Technology Research v. Rubio
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So proud to be representing @thecoalition.bsky.social in this case, and so grateful for their courage—and their members’ courage—in standing up to fight this backwards and blatantly unconstitutional policy.
Breaking: A federal court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing an immigration policy targeting noncitizen researchers, advocates, fact-checkers, and trust and safety workers based on their work. knightcolumbia.org/content/fede...
Federal Court Suspends Trump Immigration Policy Targeting Technology Researchers
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Big First Amendment victory in @thecoalition.bsky.social v Rubio. Congrats to my colleague @carriedecell.bsky.social and to the @knightcolumbia.org & @protectdemocracy.org legal teams! knightcolumbia.org/documents/d4...
Enormous congrats to @thecoalition.bsky.social @knightcolumbia.org @protectdemocracy.org for prevailing in their lawsuit against the Trump administration's immigration policy that targeted fact-checkers & disinformation researchers. More like this please. knightcolumbia.org/content/fede...
Federal Court Suspends Trump Immigration Policy Targeting Technology Researchers
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HUGE: This summer, countless scientists & technologists can travel to hug their families again after a federal court suspended a Trump administration censorship-at-the-border scheme targeting people working online safety. 🎉 Many thanks to all who worked on this 🎉 knightcolumbia.org/content/fede...
Federal Court Suspends Trump Immigration Policy Targeting Technology Researchers
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We filed a lawsuit challenging this policy with @knightcolumbia.org on behalf of @thecoalition.bsky.social in March. Read more about the case here:
Protecting online safety research and advocacy from government censorship
Our lawsuit challenges a new U.S. immigration policy that targets technology researchers, advocates, and trust and safety professionals.
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⚖️ Big win for @thecoalition.bsky.social : a federal court has temporarily blocked Trump’s immigration policy targeting noncitizen researchers, advocates, fact‑checkers, and trust & safety workers for their work. knightcolumbia.org/content/fede...
Federal Court Suspends Trump Immigration Policy Targeting Technology Researchers
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As a member of the Coalition for Independent Technology Research @thecoalition.bsky.social I’m proud to celebrate this important milestone alongside the researchers, advocates, journalists, fact-checkers, and trust and safety workers this policy threatened. knightcolumbia.org/content/fede...
Federal Court Suspends Trump Immigration Policy Targeting Technology Researchers
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A MAJOR VICTORY FOR INDEPENDENT RESEARCHERS Yesterday, a federal court temporarily blocked enforcement of a U.S. immigration policy that targets and censors non-citizen independent technology researchers. (1/5)
We have an opinion in @thecoalition.bsky.social v. Rubio! The State Department's policy of targeting misinfo, disinfo, and trust and safety researchers and advocates for visa denials and revocations is stayed pending resolution of the action. Opinion here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
.Order AND Memorandum & Opinion – #54 in COALITION FOR INDEPENDENT TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH v. RUBIO (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-00815) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM OPINION re [53] Order on Motion for Protective Order and Motion for Stay and Preliminary Injunction. Signed by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on July 14, 2026. (lcjeb4)
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US govt policy denying visas, even tourist visas, to disinformation researchers, trust & safety professionals and content moderation workers is STAYED on 1st Am grounds. Lots of good stuff in Judge Boasberg's order storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The lawsuit was filed by the Knight Institute and @protectdemocracy.org on behalf of @thecoalition.bsky.social. The ruling temporarily blocks enforcement of the policy while the case proceeds. Learn more about the case: knightcolumbia.org/cases/citr-v...
Coalition for Independent Technology Research v. Rubio
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A U.S. court has suspended the policy challenged in #CITRvRubio, blocking the gov't from denying or revoking visas of researchers, fact-checkers, and others working to understand the societal impacts of digital technologies. Let's inform all affected scholars. Kudos @thecoalition.bsky.social
Our Coalition sued Marco Rubio, and the court is agreeing with us. Today, Judge Boasberg stayed a Trump admin policy to deny revoke the visas of technology researchers, fact-checkers and trust and safety workers. knightcolumbia.org/content/fede...
Federal Court Suspends Trump Immigration Policy Targeting Technology Researchers
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A victory in our fight to defend researchers' speech from Rubio's Censorship Policy! READ MORE: substack.com/@emmalbriant...
A victory in our fight to defend researchers' speech from Rubio's Censorship Policy!
Dear Friends,
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Big win: research vs Rubio Federal Court Suspends Trump Immigration Policy Targeting Technology Researchers Court finds policy likely violates the First Amendment by targeting protected research and advocacy based on viewpoint Thanks to all fighting this fight knightcolumbia.org/content/fede...
Federal Court Suspends Trump Immigration Policy Targeting Technology Researchers
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From indigenous AI to worker organizing, communities are building evidence to improve lives - alongside journalists, scientists, & civil society. @thecoalition.bsky.social Participatory AI Research Network recently met to discuss our favorites. Join us! independenttechresearch.org/participator...
Participatory AI Research Network - Coalition for Independent Technology Research
Participatory AI Research Network How can community organizers, journalists, nonprofits, and academics partner with the public to develop evidence to improve people’s digital lives? That’s the motivat...
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Tech leaders, scientists, policymakers, & advocates often call transparency a foundation of public trust and fair, effective regulation. Yesterday, @thecoalition.bsky.social took an important step to ensure that transparency laws actually work #FAccT2026 independenttechresearch.org/citr-members...
CITR Members Intervene in DSA Court Case to uphold Data Access for Public Interest Research - Coalition for Independent Technology Research
Members of the Coalition for Independent Technology Research today requested leave to intervene in X v. European Commission. X’s Digital Services Act violations have prevented researchers from using p...
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CITR just submitted a request to intervene on behalf of technology researchers in the X v. European Commission case to explain the importance of the DSA’s data access rules to the CJEU. (⅓) independenttechresearch.org/citr-members...
CITR Members Intervene in DSA Court Case to uphold Data Access for Public Interest Research - Coalition for Independent Technology Research
Members of the Coalition for Independent Technology Research today requested leave to intervene in X v. European Commission. X’s Digital Services Act violations have prevented researchers from using p...
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“Researchers who help everyday people understand the impacts of Big Tech are scared they & their families will be targeted for detention & deportation. This policy is meant to censor researchers & keep the public in the dark and that’s exactly what it’s doing.” Read our latest blog. (1/3)
CITR V. Rubio: Defending researchers against visa denials and deportation - Coalition for Independent Technology Research
On Wednesday May 13th, Coalition members and supporters gathered at the federal court in Washington DC. This hearing was for a lawsuit filed in March by the Coalition for Independent Technology Resear...
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@laurenfeiner.bsky.social reports for @theverge.com on the lawsuit we and @protectdemocracy.org brought on behalf of @thecoalition.bsky.social. The case challenges a U.S. immigration policy targeting noncitizen researchers for their work studying social media. Read: www.theverge.com/policy/93017...
Protect Democracy and @knightcolumbia.org are representing @thecoalition.bsky.social in a lawsuit challenging this policy. Read more about the case here: protectdemocracy.org/work/protect...
Protecting online safety research and advocacy from government censorship
Our lawsuit challenges a new U.S. immigration policy that targets technology researchers, advocates, and trust and safety professionals.
protectdemocracy.org