Ryne Weiss
Ryne Weiss is the Director of Research at Â鶹´«Ã½IOS, where he oversees research projects, administers a grant program supporting research on free speech, academic freedom, and the intersection of technology and freedom of expression. He writes and speaks regularly on these topics in a variety of forums and publications.
Ryne’s passion for protecting free scholarship, artistic freedom, and students’ right to protest brought him to Â鶹´«Ã½IOS in 2016, and since then his roles at Â鶹´«Ã½IOS have included direct advocacy on behalf of students and faculty facing censorship, managing Â鶹´«Ã½IOS’s social media presence, and contributing research to Â鶹´«Ã½IOS President Greg Lukianoff’s publications — including the 2018 New York Times bestseller The Coddling of the American Mind and its 2023 followup The Canceling of the American Mind.
Ryne graduated with general honors from the University of Chicago in 2014 with a B.A. in classics and an emphasis on Latin and Greek. Ryne has lived in 10 states, and his hobbies include music and video games, in addition to more niche interests like giant robots and pro wrestling. In 2013, he captained the winning team in the .
Recent Writings
- Princeton president misunderstands Â鶹´«Ã½IOS data — and campus free speech,
- Student acceptance of violence in response to speech hits a record high,
- Meta’s content moderation changes closely align with Â鶹´«Ã½IOS recommendations,
- Â鶹´«Ã½IOS to Fordham: You’re wrong about our College Free Speech Rankings,
- Â鶹´«Ã½IOS expands Free Inquiry Grant, commits $250k to support research on free speech,
- LISA controversy highlights non-transparency and arbitrariness of platforms policing video game content,
- Â鶹´«Ã½IOS launches expanded 2023 Free Inquiry Grant program, offering $200,000 to support research on free speech,
- In wake of Buffalo shooting, New York AG’s livestreaming policy recommendations threaten First Amendment rights,
- Censoring the technologies of free expression,
- Calling all free speech scholars! Just one week left to apply for Â鶹´«Ã½IOS’s inaugural Free Inquiry Grant program,
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