Remediating Social Media: Why Layers Still Matter for Internet Policy
Abstract 2017 was a bad year for the Internet. Journalists trying to get to the bottom of the Russian election meddling story discovered pathologies of the Int…
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Maryland governor settles lawsuit with ACLU over Facebook censorship
"The agreement is "good for free speech and for our democracy," said Neil Richards, a professor at Washington University Law School who specializ…
Four Principles for Digital Expression (You Won't Believe #3!)
Abstract At the dawn of the Internet’s emergence, the Supreme Court rhapsodized about its potential as a tool for free expression and political liberation. In…
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Tech giants brace for sweeping EU privacy law
"Marshall Erwin, director of trust and security at Mozilla, said that his company rewrote its privacy policy and overhauled its privacy settings to prepare…
The new rules for the internet - and why deleting Facebook isn’t enough
While being pessimistic about the depressing tableau of Silicon Valley malfeasance is easy, let us not forget that the internet has brought tremendous value to…
Comment in response to European Commission's March 2018 Recommendation on measures to further improve the effectiveness of the fight against illegal content online
The European Commission's March 2018 Recommendation on measures to further improve the effectiveness of the fight against illegal content online calls on In…
FOSTA: The New Anti-Sex-Trafficking Legislation May Not End the Internet, But It’s Not Good Law Either
Amid the chaos of the last week, one of the most significant pieces of internet legislation of the last two decades went relatively unnoticed. Most people likel…
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GDPR: European Union forces pace on protection of individual data on the internet
"However, according to Albert Gidari, consulting director of privacy at the Stanford Institute of Internet and Society, more Americans are growing concerne…
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Section 230: A Key Legal Shield For Facebook, Google Is About To Change
"But Danielle Citron, a University of Maryland law professor who authored the book Hate Crimes in Cyberspace, argues that responsibility is exactly what is…
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Data Analytics, App Developers, and Facebook’s Role in Data Misuse
Facebook has come under increased scrutiny in recent months, the social media giant’s efforts to protect its users’ data questioned. Now, it has come to light…
Facebook facing user and lawmaker scrutiny over data use
"Daphne Keller, a specialist in corporate liability and responsibility at Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society, says Facebook could fa…
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The US Senate Is on Track to Pass the Section 230 Bill. Here's What You Need to Know.
"Daphne Keller, a former Google lawyer now at Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society, agreed that the “knowingly” language is problematic. “It creates…