The World’s Most Popular Porn Site Is a Government Agent Now. Does It Matter?
On Monday, I published a two-part blog post about the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settlement with Aylo, parent company of Pornhub. The FTC’s complaint allege…
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Promote the Progress, Legalize Learning
Learning—by brains or machines—is not a copyright-relevant act. This essay argues that treating training as presumptively infringing (rescued, sometimes, by fai…
The Evolution of Trust and Safety
This Article tells the inside story of the rise, spread, and evolution of trust and safety. We bring unique perspectives to this story. One of us (Citron) was o…
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There’s an old conservative playbook behind Donald Trump’s threat to regulate Google
Nicole Hemmer is an assistant professor in presidential studies at the University of Virginia. Her book, Messengers of the Right: Conservative Media and the Tra…
Brief of Professors of Communications Law as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioners
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It’s no accident that Facebook is so addictive
Siva Vaidhyanathan is the Robertson professor of media studies and director of the Center for Media and Citizenship at the University of Virginia. He is also th…
Alex Jones was just banned from YouTube, Facebook and iTunes. Here’s how he managed to survive until now
In the last 24 hours, Apple, Facebook and YouTube have banned content from conspiracy theorist broadcaster Alex Jones. Last week, I interviewed Tarleton Gillesp…
Online labor markets may look competitive. They aren’t.
People often think that online markets are far more efficient and competitive than traditional ones. This may not be so. In a new National Bureau of Economic Re…
Facial Recognition Is the Perfect Tool for Oppression
Co-authored with Evan Selinger The Trojans would have loved facial recognition technology. It’s easy to accept an outwardly compelling but ultimately illusory…
Algorithm and Blues: The Tyranny of the Coming Smart-Tech Utopia
Cross-posted from Scientific American. Imagine a world governed by smart technologies engineered to achieve three distinct yet interrelated normative ends: opt…
Deep Fakes: A Looming Challenge for Privacy, Democracy, and National Security
Robert Chesney University of Texas School of Law Danielle Keats Citron University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law; Yale University - Yale Infor…
Europe has just hit Google with a record $5 billion fine. Expect fireworks.
The European Commission, which administers antitrust policy in the European Union, has just hit Google with a record fine of 4.34 billion euros ($5 billion U.S.…
The Inconsequential Choice-Of-Law Question Posed By Jesner V. Arab Bank
Abstract In Jesner v. Arab Bank, the United States (U.S.) Supreme Court has taken up the question of whether victims of human rights abuses can sue corporation…
Digital Switzerlands
Abstract U.S. technology companies are increasingly standing as competing power centers that challenge the primacy of governments. This power brings with it th…
Thanks to Amazon, the government will soon be able to track your face
Amazon, the company synonymous with online shopping, is supplying facial recognition technology to government and law enforcement agencies over its web services…