In Part 3 of our series on political misinformation, we explore if new Internet legislation passed by governments could be used to prevent the spread of misinformation. READ MORE
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In Part 3 of our series on political misinformation, we explore if new Internet legislation passed by governments could be used to prevent the spread of misinformation. READ MORE
In a case addressing the constitutionality of an Illinois statute covering intentional non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images, the state Supreme Court has shed light on how technology-based crimes may be addressed and litigated in an era where courts have little experience in addressing this type of crime. READ MORE
Drawing the line between protected speech and unprotected action is one of the oldest issues under the First Amendment. Recent cases involving social media postings are bringing the issue into the 21st century. READ MORE
Most efforts to prevent or penalize Internet comments and criticism are crushed in the court of public opinion even before they reach the courthouse. READ MORE
Continued publication of old information, particularly as to private persons, raises some ethical concerns. READ MORE
The two cases addressed by the Illinois court highlighted a major problem with strict-liability two-party consent eavesdropping laws — they criminalize citizen recordings of their interactions with police and other government officials. READ MORE
Even as advertising starts to look more like journalism, there’s one thing that ads certainly share with news content: First Amendment protection. READ MORE
Facebook communications have become the newest testing ground for free speech. And the results, at least from two recent and notable cases, affirm the unusual and perhaps counterintuitive way that U.S law looks at a key threshold question: What is speech? READ MORE
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