Four Principles for Digital Expression (You Won't Believe #3!)
Abstract At the dawn of the Internet’s emergence, the Supreme Court rhapsodized about its potential as a tool for free expression and political liberation. In…
Danielle Citron
Affiliate Scholar
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FOSTA: The New Anti-Sex-Trafficking Legislation May Not End the Internet, But It’s Not Good Law Either
Amid the chaos of the last week, one of the most significant pieces of internet legislation of the last two decades went relatively unnoticed. Most people likel…
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How to Regulate Facebook
"“One place where we could start would be with a uniform and robust data breach notification standard that’s not watered down and has penalties,” said Dani…
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Section 230: A Key Legal Shield For Facebook, Google Is About To Change
"But Danielle Citron, a University of Maryland law professor who authored the book Hate Crimes in Cyberspace, argues that responsibility is exactly what is…
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Twitter's tribute to women rings hollow for some targets of abuse
"University of Maryland law professor Danielle Citron, who studies online harassment, said there's a disconnect between the outside perception of Twitt…
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What to Do If You're a Victim of Revenge Porn
"Because child pornography laws are so harsh and inflexible, underage victims whose sexual images are posted online can usually expect a quick response fro…
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Ex reported bomb-threatening journalist for revenge porn
"“The response by and large is: Ignore it, and turn off your computer,” said Danielle Citron, University of Maryland professor and author of “Hate Crimes i…
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This Startup’s Test Shows How Harassment Targets Women Online
"Danielle Citron, law professor at the University of Maryland and the author of Hate Crimes in Cyberspace, says Enthoven’s experience lines up with researc…
Deep Fakes: A Looming Crisis for National Security, Democracy and Privacy?
“We are truly fucked.” That was Motherboard’s spot-on reaction to deep fake sex videos (realistic-looking videos that swap a person’s face into sex scenes actua…
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People are talking about sexual consent. Would an app help?
"Danielle Citron, a professor of law at the University of Maryland and an expert on sexual privacy, also fears that consent could be coerced. But the real…
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“Just an Ass-Backward Tech Company”: How Twitter Lost the Internet War
"Danielle Citron, a Twitter trust and safety partner and a professor at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, emphasized that if Har…
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Reddit bans ‘deepfakes,’ pornography using the faces of celebrities such as Taylor Swift and Gal Gadot
"“It falls through the cracks because it’s all very betwixt and between,” Danielle Citron, a law professor at the University of Maryland and cyberspace exp…