Section 230’s Fate Belongs With Congress—Not the US Supreme Court
In the nearly 27 years since Congress passed Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, courts have broadly interpreted it to protect online communities…
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China’s WeChat Is a Hot New Venue for US Election Misinformation
When Chinese-language misinformation appears on US platforms like YouTube or Facebook, activists say it seems to get less actively moderated than English…
Proton VPN rolls out obfuscated VPN protocol to evade censorship
One of the best VPN services around right now, Proton VPN has just rolled out a new encryption protocol to better defeat censorship and evade VPN blocks. …
VLC Media Player Developer VideoLAN Issues Legal Notice to DoT, MeitY Over Website Ban in India
VLC Media Player developer VideoLAN has issued a notice to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information…
VLC Player Developer Issues Legal Notice to DoT, MeitY Over Website Ban
VLC Media Player developer VideoLAN has issued a notice to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information…
The Challenge of Cracking Iran’s Internet Blockade
Some communication services have systems in place for attempting to skirt digital blockades. The secure messaging app Signal, for example, offers tools so…
Researchers warn of another January 6th in Brazil
People voting in Brazil’s October 2 elections have been subjected to a deluge of misinformation and disinformation on social media in recent months.…
Child Predators Mine Twitch to Prey on Kids
Some churches across the United States are using invasive phone-monitoring technology in efforts to discourage “sinful” behavior, a WIRED investigation…
Iran’s Internet Shutdown Hides a Deadly Cover-Up
Iran started shutting the internet down on September 19 as protests around Amini’s death gained momentum. Since then, multiple internet-monitoring…
Bogus Fears of Censorship Could Spell the End of Content Moderation
Hi, everyone. Glad to hear from Joe Biden that the pandemic is over. But who’s going to tell the coronavirus?The Plain ViewThe linguist George Lakoff is…