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The DOT Says ‘Drivers’ Don’t Have to Be Human
"“These rulemakings could matter a lot, and the devil will be in the details,” says Bryant Walker Smith, a professor at the University of South Carolina Sc…
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Trump administration pushing to ease roll-out of driverless cars and trucks
"“There’s wariness about the federal government’s regulatory commitment [and] willingness to police the companies,” said Bryant Walker Smith, an assistant…
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Internet providers are joining Trump’s DOJ in suing California over net neutrality
"“If that second argument is right, it calls into question every state law that regulates the Internet,” said Jonathan Mayer, a former chief technologist i…
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Suit to block California's net neutrality law could be overshadowed by broader challenge in D.C. Circuit
"“Under their police powers, states do have authority to adopt rules, even if related to interstate commerce,” said Stanford Law professor Barbara van Sche…
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A California law now means chatbots have to disclose they’re not human
"Ryan Calo, co-author of a legal essay titled “Regulating Bot Speech,” says it’s also not always easy to track what is commercial or political, especially…
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California tests limits of state power, from internet to boardrooms
"But Stanford law Professor Barbara van Schewick said that because the FCC disavowed its power to regulate internet service providers’ behavior in the Dece…
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Justice Dept's. Lawsuit Could Delay California's Net Neutrality Law
Stanford University law professor Barbara van Schewick said the law adopts the same nationwide rules the Federal Communications Commission repealed in June. The…
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The Federal Government and California Are Officially at War Over Net Neutrality
"Barbara van Schewick, a professor at Stanford Law School and the director of the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford, says that California’s new n…
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California’s net neutrality rules face legal test
"“I think the California bill is on strong legal ground,” said Stanford law professor Barbara van Schewick. In removing the 2015 net neutrality rules, she…
Why What’s Happening to the Rohingya Is Genocide
With little fanfare, the State Department recently posted on its website the results of an empirical study of the acute violence in Myanmar against the Rohingya…
China is weaponizing online distraction
Margaret E. Roberts is an assistant professor at the University of California at San Diego and the author of “Censored: Distraction and Diversion Inside China’s…
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US Government Sues California for Daring to Protect Net Neutrality
"At ISP lobbyist behest, the FCC included language in its net neutrality repeal attempting to “pre-empt” (read: ban) states from protecting broadband consu…