Proposed Tweak to Internet Law Could Spur Seismic Shifts in Web as We Know It
A bill related to sex trafficking and Section 230 could have far-reaching consequences for web content, publishers, and apps.
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'Right to Be Forgotten' Legislation Attempts Foothold in New York
Is it about privacy or about government censorship? Maybe that's a false choice.
U.S. Government Websites 'Fail to Meet Basic Standards,' New Report Says
92 percent of the most popular federal government websites just don't work as they should.
SCOTUS Seems Likely to Overturn Law Banning Sex Offenders From Social Media
"This has become a crucially important channel of political communication," Justice Elena Kagan observes.
Does Digital Literacy Require More Gatekeepers?
Or does power need to be more dispersed?
Will Your Old Emails Finally Get Fourth Amendment Protections?
The 'Email Privacy Act' is back, but the Senate is still a barrier.
Director of Anti-Sex Trafficking Doc I Am Jane Doe Doesn't Understand the Laws She's Trying to Reform
Watch Elizabeth Nolan Brown discuss the film with director Mary Mazzio, who aims to overhaul Backpage and federal law in the name of sex-trafficked teens.
Lavabit, Snowden's Favorite Encrypted Email Service, Returns from the Dead
Working on even stronger tech to protect from snooping.
Backpage Backed Into Corner Over Adult Ads. Is Government's Goal a Goodbye to Sex Trafficking, or Free Speech?
As Congress puts Backpage on trial, Section 230 is the big fish in this barrel of red herrings.
Is Jeff Sessions Ready to Ban Internet Gambling by DOJ Fiat?
Prohibitionists want the next attorney general to criminalize online betting by rewriting federal law.
Backpage Shutters 'Adult' Ads Section Following Years of Government Bullying
"It's a sad day for America's children victimized by prostitution," said victims services advocate Lois Lee.
Let's Be Clear About Who Drained the Meaning from the Phrase 'Fake News'
Don't scapegoat the right for this. You can spread the blame a lot more widely than that.
'The Review Board' Bust: 12 More Men Face Felony Charges for Posting to Seattle Web Forum
The area has previously prosecuted more than a dozen men in 2016 for online speech related to prostitution.
Google Releases Very Small Batch of National Security Letters to the Public
Secret snooping gets slightly less so.
Backpage Leaders Beat Pimping Charges as Court Affirms Importance of Immunity for Web Publishers of Third-Party Speech
"Congress has spoken on this matter and it is for Congress, not this Court, to revisit."
The Future of Free Speech on Social Media Looks Grim
Social-media platforms have not so much "disrupted" the old media gatekeepers as they have introduced a watered-down version of the same concept.
You Don't Have to Be British to Be Extremely Worried About U.K.'s New Surveillance Law
Nestled deep in the Investigatory Powers Bill is the authority to mandate encryption "back doors."
The United Kingdom Authorizes Broad Mass Surveillance on Its Citizens
A level of snooping every autocrat in the world will admire.
Judge Says Backpage Protected by First Amendment, Rejects Pimping Charges for CEO… Then Backtracks a Few Hours Later
"Congress has spoken on this matter and it is for Congress, not this court, to revisit." Except for maybe later this afternoon...
Policing 'Fake News' Is Our Own Responsibility, Not Facebook's
Calling for the social media outlet to censor things, even completely made up stories, can end up in bad places.
Stop Sharing News That Trans Teen Suicides Spiked Post-Election—It's Not Just Wrong, But Dangerous to LGBT Youth
This false epidemic going viral could drive real suicide attempts among struggling teens.
The FBI May Have Run Not Just One But 24 Dark Web Child-Porn Websites
The sites are thought to have accounted for roughly half of all child porn websites on the dark web.
SCOTUS Will Consider Challenge to Ban on Social Media Use by Sex Offenders
A man arrested for using Facebook argues that North Carolina's law violates the First Amendment.
Former Backpage.com Heads Say Pimping Charges Motivated by Politics, Not Facts
"Make no mistake; Kamala Harris has won all that she was looking to win when she had us arrested."
Say 'Hi' to the NSA in Your Next Email
Sources say Yahoo let government malware scan the contents of all emails sent to Yahoo accounts. And why would the feds stop with Yahoo?
Here's How Backpage CEO Carl Ferrer Supposedly Profited From Child Sex Trafficking
Behold, 12 things the state of California considers sex trafficking that are totally not
Backpage.com CEO Carl Ferrer Arrested in Texas for Pimping, Conspiracy
The charges stem not from Ferrer's own actions but because he owned a user-generated ad website where these activities are said to take place.
SCOTUS Won't Hear Illinois Sheriff's Appeal of Order to Stop Threatening Credit Card Companies for Working With Backpage
Visa and Mastercard had ceased serving the site under threat of sanction from the Illinois sheriff.
Yahoo Allegedly Scanned Incoming Emails on Behalf of NSA, FBI
This all happened last year, even after Snowden's revelations and government reforms.
Instapundit Glenn Reynolds on his Twitter Suspension, Online Free Speech, & His Presidential Vote
Why cops get away with criminal behavior, how the Internet is getting boring, and why a Trump presidency isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Republican Senators (Including Mike Lee) Again Attempt to Blockade Online Gambling
Bill would subvert legal interpretation of Wire Act.
California Censors IMDB Because of Hollywood's Alleged Ageism
Lawmakers attempt to tell online database what information it's allowed to publish.
Neither Trump Nor Clinton Know a Damned Thing About Cybersecurity, and Yes, You Should Be Concerned
Who will actually be defining the agenda, because it won't be these two?
Euro Logic: We Must Kill Free Speech to Promote Free Speech
Americans must resist the delusional embrace of E.U.-style "hate speech" rules.
In 3D-Printed Gun Case, Federal Court Permits Speech Censorship in the Name of Alleged National Security
Prior restraint keeps blueprints off the Internet.
Yelp Refuses to Remove Reviews Ruled Defamatory—With Good Reason. Will California Supreme Court Agree?
The precedent-setting case could have major implications for all sorts of online publishers.
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart Creating National Database of Sex Buyers
"We are well on our way to developing...new ways to change their behavior."
Ohio Man Arrested for Mocking Cops Files First Amendment Lawsuit
Anthony Novak's parody of the Parma Police Department's Facebook page prompted a felony prosecution.
NSA 'Cyber Weapons' Leak Shows How Agency Prizes Online Surveillance Over Online Security
The NSA opportunistically hoards and deploys powerful bugs that make everyone less secure online.
Bot-Run Company of the Future Gets Hacked
A funny thing happened on the way to a post-capitalist, crypto-anarchist utopia.
Court Rules FCC Cannot Overrule State Laws Limiting City-Run Broadband
Potential pork projects hardest hit.
Microsoft Accidentally Provides Example of Dangers of Encryption 'Back Doors'
An internal bypass mechanism in the Windows booting process makes it out into 'the wild.'
