Censoring ISIS’s online propaganda isn’t working out very well
David Fidler has a new brief for the Council on Foreign Relations examining U.S. public and private sector efforts to counter the online propaganda of the Islam…
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Infographic: How Access to Paid Leave Helps Fathers
Fathers around the country report that they would like to spend more time with their children; it is important to remember that paid family and medical leave co…
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Congress' Fix for Cyberattacks May Hand the Government More of Your Data
"Cybersecurity experts also note that this legislation would do little, if anything, to thwart data breaches. "I'm not aware of a single computer…
Irish people are really, really angry with the New York Times today. This is why.
Six young Irish people died on Tuesday in San Francisco, when the fourth floor balcony that they were on collapsed into the street. Several others were seriousl…
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Apple wants to know if you use protection
""Data about reproductive health is very sensitive, but there are situations where maybe you want someone to know that," said Harlan Yu, principa…
House Appropriations Bill Threatens to Undo Open Internet Rules Through the Backdoor
Cross-posted from Technology | Academics | Policy. House Republicans have launched an attack on the FCC’s Open Internet Rules through provisions tucked into a…
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Posting Hulk Hogan's sex tape isn't revenge porn, but is it legal?
""Seeing the video tape of someone having sex is very different from journalists writing about it," Danielle Citron, author of the book Hate Crim…
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Delfi Reloaded: The ECHR Confirms that Internet News Portals Are Liable for User-Generated Defamatory Comments
Today, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered a long-awaited decision in Delphi AS v. Estonia. Confirming an earlier judgment…
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No Matter What Reddit Does, It’s Going to Alienate People
"“There’s no accountability, and in an anything-goes environment, there are no social norms on how to slow down harassing speech,” says Danielle Citron, a…
UN report promotes encryption as fundamental and protected right
On Wednesday, Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression David Kaye will present his report on international legal protection for encryption and an…
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As Senate rejects cyber bill, privacy trumps security concerns
"Taken together, those measures could amount to a new backdoor for government surveillance, according to some experts. The revelation earlier this month th…
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Hulk Hogan is fighting for the privacy of the world’s sex tapes
"Gawker could have told the story and described the video (as it did, in great detail, which you can still read, even though the video has been taken down…