Murder Video Again Raises Questions About How Facebook Handles Content
""Half the time it's, 'Oh no, Facebook didn't take something down, and we think that's terrible; they should have taken it down,'…
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The three ‘B's’ of cybersecurity for small businesses
Large-scale cyberattacks with eye-watering statistics, like the breach of a billion Yahoo accounts in 2016, grab most of the headlines. But what often gets lost…
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Facebook Struggles to Address Violent Videos, Live-Streamed Crimes
“Social media companies need to think very carefully about what next steps they’re going to take,” said Malkia Cyril, executive director for the Center for Medi…
The ICJ Issues Provisional Measures Against Russia on Ukraine’s Racial Discrimination Claims
Russian media are reporting that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) “rejected” Ukraine’s request for provisional measures against the Russian Federation i…
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A Murder Posted on Facebook Prompts Outrage and Questions Over Responsibility
“Any of these platforms — especially live ones — encourages users to perform,” said Elizabeth Joh, a law professor at the University of California, Davis. “Shou…
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Crime, live on video: The beast Facebook can’t control
Daphne Keller, Director of Intermediary Liability at Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society, told Quartz Facebook’s turnaround time was actually quite fast.…
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The Cleveland killer wasn't the first to post a gruesome crime. Welcome to the dark side of sharing
"But as technology has advanced, it has been easier for criminals to have their voices heard, said Elizabeth Joh, a law professor at UC Davis. “This is ab…
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Cleaning Up The Dirty
"“Richie is taking advantage of what I’d understand as something like a liminal state,” said law professor Danielle Citron, who wrote the book Hate Crimes…
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Crowdsourced Lit Review: First Amendment Theory & Technology
Updated May 11, 2017. Keep your recommendations coming and I'll update periodically. Nailing down the definitive literature on First Amendment expressive f…
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Jio wants Net Neutrality exceptions for Specialised and Managed services, Payments
"Our Take: This goes against the TRAI’s own approach to Net Neutrality regulation. In its ruling on differential pricing, the TRAI had noted: “Intuitively…
“Golden Shield” Oral Arguments Today: Doe v. Cisco
A panel of the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in San Francisco (composed of Judges Stephen Reinhardt, Wallace Tashima, and Marsha Berzon) will hear oral arguments tod…
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The man behind the neo-Nazi Daily Stormer website is being sued by one of his ‘troll storm’ targets
"“I think it’s an incredibly important lawsuit,” said Danielle Citron, a law professor at the University of Maryland who specializes in online privacy. Dig…