The Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School is a leader in the study of the law and policy around the Internet and other emerging technologies.
Architecture and Public Policy
CIS explores how changes in the architecture of computer networks affect the economic environment for innovation and competition on the Internet, and how the law should react to those changes. This work has lead us to analyze the issue of network neutrality, perhaps the Internet's most debated policy issue, which concerns Internet user's ability to access the content and software of their choice without interference from network providers.
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The Social Layer of Freedom of Information Law
It is now received wisdom that a properly functioning democracy requires transparency and accountability — information shared with the public that allows the public to know what its government is doing. It is equally uncontroversial to say that social media allows for an unprecedented amount of informal but structured dissemination and analysis of information. Despite these two basic points, U.S. freedom of information law has failed to harness the power of these new social media networks and, more importantly, formats in a way that amplifies public knowledge of government information. Read more about The Social Layer of Freedom of Information Law
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Free Speech Architecture: Normative Aspects (#8)
Free Speech Architecture: Normative Aspects (#8). From article in Concurring Opinions. Read more about Free Speech Architecture: Normative Aspects (#8)
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Distinguishing Magarian’s “Ought” from Ammori’s “Ought”
Distinguishing Magarian’s “Ought” from Ammori’s “Ought”: A blog post in Concurring Opinions. Read more about Distinguishing Magarian’s “Ought” from Ammori’s “Ought”
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