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Lina Khan’s Battle to Rein in Big Tech | The New Yorker
by Sheelah Kolhatkar
21 hours ago
In the spring of 2011, a recent Williams College graduate named Lina Khan interviewed for a job at the Open…
Disinformation is spreading beyond the realm of spycraft to become a shady industry – lessons from South Korea | The Conversation
by K. Hazel Kwon
November 16, 2021
Disinformation, the practice of blending real and fake information with the goal of duping a government or influencing public opinion,…
Video: People’s tribunal for murder of journalists opens at The Hague | Al Jazeera
by Inside Story
November 4, 2021
Journalists around the world are frequently detained, kidnapped and even killed – simply for reporting the news. In the past…
How social media companies help African governments abuse “disinformation laws” to target critics | Rest of World
by Tomiwa Ilori
November 4, 2021
Around the world, internet users are caught between governments’ efforts to regulate online harms and social media platforms, which alternate…
Oil Executives to Face Congress on Climate Disinformation | The New York Times
by Hiroko Tabuchi and Lisa Friedman
October 28, 2021
Executives of some of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies — Exxon Mobil, Chevron, BP and Shell — are…
The Elizabeth Holmes Trial Sparks A Silicon Valley Debate: Why Not Other Tech CEOs? | NPR
by Bobby Allyn
September 30, 2021
Selling an idea in Silicon Valley takes not only a grand vision but also swagger and bluster, says Margaret O'Mara,…
Call for Papers: Lies, Free Speech, and the Law | Knight First Amendment Institute
by Knight First Amendment Institute
September 20, 2021
The Knight Institute invites submissions for its spring symposium, “Lies, Free Speech, and the Law” to be held at Columbia…
An Australian court ruling makes publishers legally responsible for every idiot Facebook user who leaves a comment | Nieman Journalism Lab
by Joshua Benton
September 10, 2021
Is Australia the future? I mean, from a time zone perspective, it definitely is. (Unless you’re reading Nieman Lab in…
What is Section 230? An expert on internet law and regulation explains the legislation that paved the way for Facebook, Google and Twitter | The Conversation
by Abbey Stemler
August 5, 2021
Almost any article you read about Section 230 reminds you that it contains the most important 26 words in tech…