Stanford Law School has appointed Daphne Keller as director of intermediary liability at the Center for Internet and Society (CIS). Starting in September, Keller will lead the center’s work at the intersection of online technologies, liability and corporate responsibility, and civil liberties.

CIS’ two-year-old initiative on intermediary liability explores the impact of global intermediary liability regimes on freedom of expression and innovation. Intermediary liability law can create incentives for platforms such as Facebook or YouTube to police the online expression and conduct of their users—including artists, journalists, and political activists. The director of intermediary liability is responsible for conducting and supervising policy analysis and advocacy efforts regarding intermediary liability regimes and their effect on free expression and innovation worldwide and for managing and developing the center’s work in this focus area.

Keller is a renowned expert in intermediary liability, privacy, and copyright law. As associate general counsel for intermediary liability and free speech issues at Google, Keller has been on the front lines of the intermediary liability issue—including resolving legal content removal requests—for 10 years. Keller’s experience is global, working primarily on legal and policy issues outside the United States, including the European Union’s evolving “Right to Be Forgotten.” Keller has also taught Internet law as a lecturer at UC Berkeley School of Law and has taught courses at UC Berkeley School of Information and at Duke University School of Law.