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New Role at Stanford
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 Stanford Institute for…
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Social media and political violence – how to break the cycle
Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County The attempted assassination of Donald Trump on July 13, 2024, added more fuel to an already fiery elect…
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Reining in AI? The E.U. Act
Artificial intelligence (“AI”) is the craze. From pet shop owners to Fortune 500 companies, AI is being used to farm data and analyze facial gestur…
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It's Groundhog Day at the European Commission
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 Eu…
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Initial Analysis of the FCC’s 2024 Open Internet Order
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 a…
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2nd Circuit: When the FCC abdicates its power over broadband, states can act
In 2021, New York adopted the Affordable Broadband Act, which requires broadband providers to offer affordable options to low-income households. Today, the Co…
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FCC votes to restore its authority over broadband providers and restore net neutrality
Statement from Professor Barbara van Schewick, Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and the Director of Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society…
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Harmful 5G Fast Lanes Are Coming. The FCC Needs to Stop Them
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…
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Thoughts about Volt Typhoon
What is Volt Typhoon? A cybersecurity expert explains the Chinese hackers targeting US critical infrastructure Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Bal…
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Tool Without A Handle: Are You Not Trained? - Part 2
Tool Without A Handle: Are You Not Trained? (part 2) The last post in this series[1] addressed how copyright law may impact the development and commerci…
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How to Strengthen the FCC’s Proposed Net Neutrality Protections by Closing Loopholes and Matching the 2015 Open Internet Order
The Federal Communications Commission is looking to restore net neutrality for all Americans. The FCC published its proposal, a so-called Notice of Proposed Rul…
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FAQs About The NetChoice Cases at the Supreme Court, Part 2
This is the second in a hopefully finite series of blog posts about the legal issues in the NetChoice cases, in which platforms raise First Amendment challe…