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.
By Richard Forno on July 19, 2024 at 12:04 pm
By Riana Pfefferkorn on July 16, 2024 at 5:08 pm
I’m thrilled to announce that after more than three great years with the Stanford Internet Observatory, as of this month I’ve joined the S Read more about New role at Stanford
By Richard Forno on July 16, 2024 at 5:56 am
By Ryan E. Long on July 5, 2024 at 12:14 pm
Artificial intelligence (“AI”) is the craze. From pet shop owners to Fortune 500 companies, AI is being used to farm data and analyze facial gestures of consumers. But concerns are growing. The U.S. Surgeon General, for instance, has suggested a warning label be affixed to social media -- which often uses AI. As a result, the E.U. recently passed an Act regulating AI. The Act was adopted on March 21, 2024. Read more about Reining in AI? The E.U. Act
By Barbara van Schewick on July 1, 2024 at 5:18 pm
For the past two years, the European Commission has been pushing to radically change the internet and telecommunications market in the EU in order to benefit Europe’s largest telecom companies at the expense of innovation, net neutrality, and low broadband prices.
The policy prescriptions have continually included: Read more about It's Groundhog Day at the European Commission
By Barbara van Schewick on May 8, 2024 at 4:56 am
On Tuesday, the FCC released the final text of the 2024 Open Internet Order, which the commission voted to adopt on April 25.
Here’s my statement and initial analysis of key points: Read more about Initial Analysis of the FCC’s 2024 Open Internet Order
By Barbara van Schewick on April 26, 2024 at 12:31 pm
In 2021, New York adopted the Affordable Broadband Act, which requires broadband providers to offer affordable options to low-income households. Read more about 2nd Circuit: When the FCC abdicates its power over broadband, states can act
By Barbara van Schewick on April 25, 2024 at 9:10 am
By Barbara van Schewick on April 11, 2024 at 5:18 pm
The FCC is set to vote on April 25 to restore its authority over the companies we pay to get online, and reinstate federal net neutrality protections that were jettisoned by the Trump administration in 2017.
Net neutrality protections are supposed to ensure that we, not the internet service providers (ISPs) we pay to get online, get to decide what we do online. Read more about Harmful 5G Fast Lanes Are Coming. The FCC Needs to Stop Them
By Richard Forno on March 29, 2024 at 8:40 am
Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Read more about Thoughts about Volt Typhoon
