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Muting Misinformation: Resources for identifying and dealing with misinformation

Mark Sableman September 8, 2020
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We may be on our own in the world of internet misinformation, but an expert industry is developing about how to spot it and how to better understand the strange world of information on the internet. READ MORE

Muting Misinformation: Only you can prevent the spread of political untruths

Mark Sableman August 31, 2020
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Political misinformation on the Internet is likely to continue, and our previous posts on laws, business practices and reforms have made it apparent that it is up to you, the Web User, to navigate truth and falsity on your own. READ MORE

Muting Misinformation: Can Congress legislate a solution?

Mark Sableman August 24, 2020
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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

Muting Misinformation: What’s the role of social media companies?

Mark Sableman August 17, 2020
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In Part 2 of our series on political misinformation, we explore if social media companies can be relied upon to vet and clean up their content during the 2020 political campaign. READ MORE

Muting Misinformation: Can we sue to stop misleading political speech?

Mark Sableman August 10, 2020
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As we enter the 2020 election season, Americans are likely to be flooded with misinformation and disinformation, particularly on social media. How do we deal with this problem? In Part 1 of our series on misinformation, we examine if legal claims can be used to address the spread of false election-related information through social media. READ MORE

Free speech on Facebook: You can ‘like’ but you can't threaten

Mark Sableman September 26, 2013
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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