Ashkhen Kazaryan is a tech policy expert. She manages and develops policy projects on free speech, content moderation, surveillance reform and the intersection of constitutional rights and technology. She is Senior Fellow, Free Speech & Peace at Stand Together. She leads the development and execution of ST’s strategy to both defend free speech online and to promote a culture of pluralism via innovations in how we gather online. Prior to that she was Content Policy Manager on the Content Regulation team at Meta, covering North and Latin America, and was also its policy lead on Section 230. Before that she was the Director of civil liberties at TechFreedom from July 2016 till November 2020. At TechFreedom she also managed outreach and coalition building for the organization and hosted The Tech Policy Podcast. Ashkhen is regularly featured as an expert commentator in news outlets across television, radio, podcasts, and print and digital publications including CNBC, BBC, FOX DC, Newsy, Politico, Axios, The Information, Protocol, The Washington Examiner and many others.
Kazaryan received her Specialist in Law degree summa cum laude from Lomonosov MSU in 2012, Master of Law Degree from Yale Law School in 2016 and is completing her PhD in Law at the Law School of Lomonosov Moscow State University (thesis on Legal Regulation of Art Markets).
At Yale Law she served as an Articles Editor of the Yale Journal of Law and Feminism, Senior Editor of the Yale Law and Policy Review and Editor of the Yale Journal of Law and Technology while also being Co-Chair of the Public Interest Fellowship. Prior to that Ashkhen worked as the leading legal analyst / law clerk at The High Intellectual Property Court. In 2013-2014 she was a Fox Fellow at Yale. She is a proud supporter of New England Patriots and Broadway musical enthusiast.
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Speech, Tech, and the Law
Quinnipiac Student Chapter
Quinnipiac University School of Law370 Bassett Rd
North Haven, CT 06473
Navigating Free Speech and Social Media
South Dakota Student Chapter
USD Knudson School of Law414 E. Clark Street
Vermillion, SD 57069
From Algorithms to Age Gates: Free Speech and the New Frontiers of Internet Regulation
Boston University Student Chapter
Boston University School of Law765 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
The Future of Online Speech: Previewing NetChoice's February Supreme Court Battle
Nevada Student Chapter
The William S. Boyd School of Law4505 S Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas, NV 89154
Minor Matters in Cyberspace: Examining Internet Age-Verification Regulations
A Regulatory Transparency Project Webinar
Teleforum
Free Speech vs. Big Tech
Alabama Student Chapter
The University of Alabama School of Law101 Paul W Bryant Dr
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
What Should the Next Administration Do About AI?
This virtual event explored the potential trajectories of AI policy under the upcoming shift in presidential...
What Should the Next Administration Do About AI?
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Minor Matters in Cyberspace: Examining Internet Age-Verification Regulations
A Regulatory Transparency Project Webinar
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Minor Matters in Cyberspace: Examining Internet Age-Verification Regulations
A Regulatory Transparency Project Webinar
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Section 230 Goes to Court: Gonzalez v. Google and the Future of the Electronic Town Square
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