Letter to European Commission re proposed regulation on child sex abuse
Comments provided to the European Commission in response to its proposal for a regulation on fighting child sexual abuse online, which is available here. *…
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On Remote Driving
The Law Commission in the United Kingdom recently completed its massive study on domestic legal reform for automated driving. As the UK government works to impl…
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The End of Roe Will Bring About a Sea Change in the Encryption Debate
With the Supreme Court poised to rip away a constitutional right that’s been the law of the land for nearly half a century by overturning Roe v. Wade, it’s time…
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My Senate Testimony About Platform Transparency
This week I participated in an unusually collegial and productive Senate hearing about approaches to platform transparency, presided over by Senator Coons. My d…
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Stung by 3 court losses, ISPs stop fighting California net neutrality law
The broadband industry has abandoned its lawsuit against California's net neutrality law after a series of court rulings went against Internet service provi…
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ISPs Drop Legal Fight Against California Net Neutrality Law
On Wednesday May 4 2020, the cable, phone, and wireless companies suing California over its historic net neutrality law withdrew their lawsuit after three conse…
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What Does the DSA Say?
People keep asking me what the EU’s new Digital Services Act (DSA) says. So far, I have not found overview materials that seem like the right match for people u…
Comments on Draft BEREC Guidelines on the Implementation of the Open Internet Regulation
Comments submitted to BEREC's Public Consultation on the Draft BEREC Guidelines on the Implementation of the Open Internet Regulation. See also the White Pa…
The Impact of the ECJ’s 2020 and 2021 Zero-rating Judgments on Zero-rating and Differentiated Pricing in the European Union
White Paper submitted to BEREC's Public Consultation on the Draft BEREC Guidelines on the Implementation of the Open Internet Regulation. See also the Comme…
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User Privacy vs. Platform Transparency: The Conflicts Are Real and We Need to Talk About Them
Pretty much everyone wants better information about how platforms propagate and govern online speech. We are probably about to get it. A major pending EU law wi…
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Local governments are attractive targets for hackers and are ill-prepared
Local governments are attractive targets for hackers and are ill-prepared Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County President Joe Biden on March…
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Ignoring EARN IT’s Fourth Amendment Problem Won’t Make It Go Away
This is the latest entry in my lengthy archive of writing, talks, and interviews about the EARN IT Act: * Blog posts here at the CIS blog: part 1, part 2, par…