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Cyberspace is critical infrastructure – it will take effective government oversight to make it safe | The Conversation
by Francine Berman
3 days ago
Legal and regulatory protections in cyberspace have not kept up with the times. They are better suited to the internet…
Disinformation, Regulation, and the Future of Sec 230 | UC Berkeley School of Information
by Hany Farid
5 days ago
Should big tech companies be reined in? A US News and World Report survey found that roughly 74% of respondents…
Ajit Pai calls for “vigorous debate” on Trump’s social media crackdown | Ars Technica
by Jon Brodkin
August 5, 2020
The NTIA filed that petition last week, asking the FCC to define "information content provider" more broadly to include entities…
TikTok and the Law: A Primer (In Case You Need to Explain Things to Your Teenager) | Lawfare
by Robert Chesney
August 4, 2020
TikTok is in serious trouble, and teenagers across the land are demanding answers about the legal frameworks at issue. Well,…
Roger McNamee: ‘Facebook is a threat to whatever remains of democracy in the US’ | The Guardian
by Ian Tucker
July 31, 2020
The scale of internet platforms such as Google and Facebook is unprecedented in the tech world and, I would argue,…
Why Big Tech Is Colliding With Washington | Foreign Policy
by Colm Quinn
July 30, 2020
At noon today in Washington, four of the world’s most powerful tech leaders will testify before a U.S. Congressional committee…
RightsCon Online 2020
July 23, 2020
RightsCon is the world's leading event on human rights in the digital age. Originally called the Silicon Valley Human Rights…
Allied Media Conference
July 23, 2020
The Allied Media Conference emerges out of 20 years of relationship-building across issues, identities, organizing practices and creative mediums. Since…