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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God in the Machine: The Role of Religion in Net Neutrality Debates
The public movement to protect a free and open Internet is approaching a critical moment this week: on February 26, the Federal Communications Commission will v…
How social science explains the Silk Road
I just wrote an article at Aeon, looking at the rise and fall of Ross Ulbricht, the Texan who created and ran the online drugs market Silk Road. The piece uses…
Dark Leviathan
The Hidden Wiki holds the keys to a secret internet. To reach it, you need a special browser that can access ‘Tor Hidden Services’ – websites that have chosen t…
Network Neutrality and Zero-rating
This report was filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) along with an ex parte letter on February 19, 2015 * Publication Type:White Paper / R…
The Case for Meaningful Network Neutrality Rules
Goals of Network Neutrality Rules The proposal for network neutrality rules is guided by the following principles: First, the FCC should adopt strong network…
Las razones para un Reglamento de Neutralidad de Red significativo
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SOPA Sequels: The Method to the MPAA's Mississippi Madness
A few weeks ago, the New York Times reported on increasing dissatisfaction that the big movie studios are having with the MPAA, their big trade association. And…
CPJ calls on U.N. to protect use of encryption for journalists
Cross-posted from the Committee to Protect Journalists blog. For journalists to work safely they must be able to protect themselves and their sources, which is…
Analysis of Proposed Network Neutrality Rules
Executive Summary Bright-line Rules. To avoid the considerable social costs associated with evaluating behavior case-by-case, behavior that is clearly harmful…
Obama says that Europeans are using privacy rules to protect their firms against U.S. competition. Is he right?
In an interview with the tech site ReCode, President Obama has suggested that European distrust of U.S. tech firms has base motivations. In his description: We…
Why Greece’s finance minister denies that he’s a game theorist
Greek finance minister and academic game theorist Yanis Varoufakis has an op-ed in the New York Times today arguing that he does not really believe in game theo…
How The FAA's Proposed Drone Rules Will Affect What You Care About
The Federal Aviation Administration announced its proposal this morning for what rules should govern small unmanned aerial systems, meaning drones 55 pounds or…