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Instagram Account That Sought Harassment Tales May Be Unmasked
"The Diet Madison Avenue suit, filed in Los Angeles, named the account and a string of Jane and John Does, representing dozens of people it believed were a…
Danielle Citron
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Capital Gazette gunman constantly harassed journalists on Twitter. Why wasn't he stopped?
""With the training of law enforcement, we have seen some progress. Indeed, there are prosecutors who specialize in online abuse,” said Danielle Citro…
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How Twitter Made The Tech World's Most Unlikely Comeback
"“They are incredibly serious about addressing abuse and harassment, threats, and nonconsensual pornography,” University of Maryland law professor Danielle…
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How Facebook Groups Became a Bizarre Bazaar for Elephant Tusks
"Technically, it’s true that the immunities contained in Section 230 don’t exempt tech companies from criminal liability or from their duties to shareholde…
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WashU Expert: Clear principles needed for meaningful digital free expression
"“This is a real challenge, and whether and how we respond to it will be one of the defining legacies of our time,” said Neil Richards, the Thomas and Karo…
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Send us your naked photos to help block revenge porn, Facebook invites users
""The project responds to a real need," says Danielle Citron, a law professor at the University of Maryland, and one of the leading figures in th…
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Trump Can't Block Critics on Twitter. What This Means For You
"Neil Richards, a law professor at Washington University School of law, says the case is particularly important because it seeks to assess how the internet…
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Farm Bill’s Database on Food Stamp Recipients Stirs Privacy Fear
"Danielle Citron, a professor of law at the University of Maryland who has written on privacy issues, is also skeptical of the database, saying “there’s no…
We Don’t Need a National Data Center of the Poor
In data privacy, as in so many other matters, past is prologue. Fifty years ago, there were calls for a “National Data Center” amassing all personal data collec…
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Meet Badass, the Grassroots Activists Hitting Revenge Porn Where It Lives
""Culturally, we’ve taken a huge hit," Danielle Citron, who teaches law at the University of Maryland, told WIRED last March. “Getting people to…
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Woman Awarded $6.5 Million in 'Groundbreaking' Revenge Porn Case Against Ex-Boyfriend
"Danielle Citron, a law professor at the University of Maryland and outspoken advocate of victims of nonconsensual porn, calls the verdict “groundbreaking.…
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If Facebook gets regulated, thank vegans
"Danielle Citron, chairwoman the Electronic Privacy Information Center, a group that focuses on emerging data privacy and civil liberties issues, says the…