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EU, U.S. sign data privacy umbrella agreement
"Industry professionals warn of the economic consequences that the lack of certainty involving data sharing agreements could create. International Associat…
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Facebook, stand up or get out
Media leaders have always stood up for a free press and the First Amendment. Now it's Facebook's turn. My Recode column is here: http://www.recode.net/2…
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May 2016 in Retrospect: Intermediary Liability News and More from the Internet and Jurisdiction Project
May 2016 in Retrospect is available here: http://www.internetjurisdiction.net/observatory/retrospect/2016-may/ Retrospect is a flagship publication of the Int…
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EU’s Online Hate Speech Deal Prompts Fears Of Censorship
"When platforms are made responsible for determining what speech is illegal, those intermediaries tend to over-remove content, out of an abundance of cauti…
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EU hate speech deal shows mounting pressures over internet content blocking
""Other countries will look at this and say, 'This looks like a good idea, let's see what leverage I have to get similar agreements,'"…
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Can a New Broadcasting Law in Europe Make Internet Hosts Monitor Their Users?
The European Commission is making major steps forward in its new Digital Single Market strategy. One important part, the Platform Liability consultation, pointe…
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Facebook, Congress and the First Amendment
The Facebook Trending Topics controversy has been analyzed from many angles, but there's been virtually no attention paid to the single most troubling aspec…
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Taplin's False Choice Between Music and Technology
Jonathan Taplin’s op-ed (Do You Love Music? Silicon Valley Doesn’t) in the May 20 edition of The New York Times perpetuates a powerful dichotomy that has come t…
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“Tool Without a Handle: “Tools for Terror, Tools for Peace,” part II
This blog continues the analysis of how to respond to terrorist activity (including recruitment and planning of attacks) using network information technology, i…
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April 2016 in Retrospect: Intermediary Liability News and More from the Internet and Jurisdiction Project
April 2016 in Retrospect is available here: http://www.internetjurisdiction.net/observatory/retrospect/2016-april/ Retrospect is a flagship publication of the…
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Argentinian Telecoms (and Credit Cards) Ordered to Block UBER App
Argentina is in the midst of an inflamed debate on the lawfulness of UBER services. The last stage of the UBER affair—previously visiting cities like Milan or P…
Europe’s Web Privacy Rules: Bad for Google, Bad for Everyone
In a concession to regulators, Google is . . . using “geo-blocking” technology to control what European users can see. Under the new system, Google will not onl…