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How has celebrity stalking changed since Erin Andrews peeper?
"Professor Danielle Citron of the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School says that while the videos did spread pretty far and wide in 2008,…
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The trolls are winning. GamerGate case will not go to trial.
"While most states have passed legislation to prevent cyber harassment, Danielle Citron, a professor of law at the University of Maryland, says the law oft…
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In the battle of Internet mobs vs. the law, the Internet mobs have won
"“What we’re seeing now is the law’s limits,” Citron said. “Mobs have little fear of the law, and unfortunately, Zoe is the victim of that.” “Do we expect…
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Man charged for online violent threats against company over Planned Parenthood fetal tissue
"Prosecution of online comments is exceedingly rare. Nationwide, only about 30 such cases are brought each year, according to online hate speech expert and…
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Salem witch gets protective order against warlock
"And, according to Professor Danielle Citron of the University of Maryland School of Law, he may have a good case. Citron, who specializes in First Amendm…
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The Accidental Victims of Online Harassment
"University of Maryland law professor Danielle Citron, who last year published a book called Hate Crimes in Cyberspace, says that when attacks on someone e…
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Canadian teen sentenced after "swatting,” "doxxing” across North America
"The Canadian teen’s crimes fit a pattern, said Danielle Citron, a law professor at the University of Maryland and author of the 2014 book, “Hate Crimes in…
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Move to combat piracy could increase Internet harassment, activists say
"According to Danielle Citron, a cyber-law professor at the University of Maryland and author of the book Hate Crimes in Cyberspace, the ICANN policy is &q…
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Online Harassment (HBO)
Online harassment is a major problem, but it’s rarely prosecuted. If only we’d been warned about this in the early days of the internet. CIS Affiliate Scholar…
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Do Online Death Threats Count as Free Speech?
"‘'We usually think of freedom of speech as enhancing liberty, but this is speech that takes away someone else’s liberty,'’ said Danielle Citron, a…
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Victims Of Online Threats Say Perpetrators Aren't Being Caught
"The response Watson got is a little too common, says Danielle Citron, a law professor at the University of Maryland who has studied online harassment. Ci…