Indonesia is the latest government to propose a legal framework to coerce social media platforms, apps, and other online service providers to accept local jurisdiction over their content and users’ data policies and practices. And in many ways, its proposal… Read More ›
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ICANN Can Stand Against Censorship (And Avoid Another .ORG Debacle) by Keeping Content Regulation and Other Dangerous Policies Out of Its Registry Contracts
The Internet’s domain name system is not the place to police speech. ICANN, the organization that regulates that system, is legally bound not to act as the Internet’s speech police, but its legal commitments are riddled with exceptions, and aspiring… Read More ›
Turkey Doubles Down on Violations of Digital Privacy and Free Expression
Turkey’s recent history is rife with human rights-stifling legislation and practices. The Internet Law, its amendments, and the recent decision of Turkey’s regulator (BTK) further cemented that trend. The Internet Law and amendments require large platforms to appoint a local… Read More ›
What the *, Nintendo? This in-game censorship is * terrible.
While many are staying at home and escaping into virtual worlds, it’s natural to discuss what’s going on in the physical world. But Nintendo is shutting down those conversations with its latest Switch system update (Sep. 14, 2020) by adding… Read More ›
Dutch Law Proposes a Wholesale Jettisoning of Human Rights Considerations in Copyright Enforcement
With the passage of last year’s Copyright Directive, the EU demanded that member states pass laws that reduce copyright infringement by internet users while also requiring that they safeguard the fundamental rights of users (such as the right to free… Read More ›
The Executive Order Targeting Social Media Gets the FTC, Its Job, and the Law Wrong
This is one of a series of blog posts about President Trump’s May 28 Executive Order. Other posts are here, here, and here. The inaptly named Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship seeks to insert the federal government into private… Read More ›
Trump’s Executive Order Threatens to Leverage Government’s Advertising Dollars to Pressure Online Platforms
This is one of a series of blog posts about President Trump’s May 28 Executive Order. Other posts can be found here, here, here, and here. The inaptly named Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship (EO) seeks to insert the… Read More ›
Trump’s Executive Order Seeks To Have FCC Regulate Platforms. Here’s Why It Won’t Happen
This is one of a series of blog posts about President Trump’s May 28 Executive Order. Other posts are here and here. The inaptly named Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship seeks to insert the federal government into private Internet… Read More ›
Copyright Filters Are On a Collision Course With EU Data Privacy Rules
The European Union’s controversial new copyright rules are on a collision course with EU data privacy rules. The GDPR guards data protection, privacy, and other fundamental rights in the handling of personal data. Such rights are likely to be affected… Read More ›
Iranian Tech Users Are Getting Knocked Off the Web by Ambiguous Sanctions
Between targeted killings, retaliatory air strikes, and the shooting of a civilian passenger plane, the last few weeks have been marked by tragedy as tensions rise between the U.S. and Iranian governments. In the wake of these events, Iranians within… Read More ›