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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Google's march to the business of war must be stopped
Should Google, a global company with intimate access to the lives of billions, use its technology to bolster one country’s military dominance? Should it use its…
Petitioners' Notice of Motion and Motion for Leave to File Motion for Reconsideration
Included in this PDF are: * Petitioners' Notice of Motion and Motion for Leave to file Motion for Reconsideration * Exhibit A Petitioners' [Proposed]…
Trump’s U-turn on Chinese mega-firm ZTE damages U.S. power and credibility
The Trump administration made two very different policy statements on sanctions Sunday. President Trump said in a tweet that an earlier decision to impose massi…
Only giant internet firms may be able to comply with one-size-fits-all rules
If you paid attention to Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony before Congress last month, you might have gotten the impression that the internet consists entirely of tit…
The “Intellectual Dark Web,” explained: what Jordan Peterson has in common with the alt-right
Bari Weiss, an opinion writer and editor at the New York Times, created a stir this week with a long article on a group that calls itself the “Intellectual Dark…
We Don’t Need a National Data Center of the Poor
In data privacy, as in so many other matters, past is prologue. Fifty years ago, there were calls for a “National Data Center” amassing all personal data collec…
Toward a Clearer Conversation About Platform Liability
Read the full response at Emerging Threats. CIS Intermediary Liability Director Daphne Keller drafted this piece for the Knight First Amendment Institute’s “Em…
Hard Questions: Why Does Facebook Enable End-to-End Encryption?
End-to-end encryption is a powerful tool for security and safety. It lets patients talk to their doctors in complete confidence. It helps journalists communicat…
Gina Haspel’s Nomination to Head the CIA: Why the Controversy & What is at Stake?
The Senate has recently confirmed Mike Pompeo to be Secretary of State, after Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) dropped his objections and several Democrats indicated th…
Why the world needs to regulate autonomous weapons, and soon
The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) at the UN has just concluded a second round of meetings on lethal autonomous weapons systems in Geneva, und…
Comment on Canadian 'Right to Be Forgotten' Proposal
This Comment was filed response to the Canadian Office of the Privacy Commissioner's Draft Online Reputation Position Paper. As summarized here, the Comment…
Trump doesn’t like China’s economic nationalism. So why is his administration stirring it up?
On April 16, the Commerce Department denied export privileges to the Chinese phone and telecoms giant ZTE for seven years. This ban means that ZTE will no longe…