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On October 12, 2023, MIT sent out a notice instructing students who “believe the content of a poster, chalking, or similar display violates Institute policy” to “leave it alone, take a photo, and report your concerns to the Institute Discrimination & Harassment Response Office (IDHR) or the MIT Hotline.” On October 18, MIT announced the implementation of a new campus postering policy, including a “rapid response team” of high-level administrators assigned the power to review any postings on campus and remove them based on their content or viewpoint. FIREwrote to MIT on November 1, informing it that appointing a team of administrators to determine acceptable viewpoints runs counter to the institution’s promises of free expression. FIREurged MIT to employ only viewpoint-neutral posting policies and implement them in a viewpoint-neutral manner to uphold its commitment to protect free speech on campus.