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Is Facebook a Community? Digital Experts Weigh In
The notion that Facebook is a community of more than 2 billion users worldwide, and over 200 million in the United States, seems core to Zuckerberg’s conception of the platform,…
Are Children Safe on Facebook? 12 Questions Congress Should Ask Zuckerberg
About 170 million children 13-17 years old are Facebook users. How do recent data breaches, current marketing ploys, and privacy protections apply to this vulnerable population?…
It’s Not a Filter Bubble. It’s a Filter Shroud
The filter bubble is floating in hot water these days. “Your filter bubble is destroying democracy,” Wired tells us. Bill Gates says filter bubbles are “super important”…
Mr. Zuckerberg, Here’s How You Should Be Regulated
On Wednesday, Mark Zuckerberg finally ended days of silence and set out on a media tour to explain Facebook’s role in the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. CNN’s Laurie Segall…
Follow-Up Questions For Facebook, Cambridge Analytica and Trump Campaign on Massive Breach
Late on Friday night, Facebook made a surprising announcement. The company said it was suspending the British firm Strategic Communication Laboratories (SCL), and its political…
Norms Watch: Democracy, the Trump Administration, and Reactions to It (Feb. 2018)
Editor’s Note: Welcome to the latest installment of Norms Watch, our series tracking both the flouting of democratic norms by the Trump administration and the erosion of…
Can “Fake News” be stopped?
The David Hogg conspiracy theory highlights the speed at which false information spreads on social media. And it is currently beyond the capacity of automated systems to determine…
The Age of Unregulated Social Media Is Over
In the United States, discussion of regulating technology companies such as Google, Facebook and Twitter is still relatively rare, and considered remarkable when it occurs. But…
Exclusive: New Evidence of Loopholes in Facebook’s Regulation of Terrorism Content
The world’s giant social media companies, including Facebook, will appear before the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday for hearings titled, “Terrorism and Social Media:…
Three Questions on the WannaCry Attribution to North Korea
President Donald Trump speaks alongside Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during a cabinet meeting at the White House on November 20, 2017, at which Trump officially designated…
Faith Based Leaders’ Letter to Trump: Anti-Muslim Tweets Threaten the First Amendment
Readers of Just Security may find of interest the letter that my colleagues and I at Georgetown Law’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection sent today…
Mark Zuckerberg’s Latest Fig Leaf for His Russian Propaganda Problem
Since Facebook disclosed that at least 150 million Americans were exposed to Russian propaganda on its platform in the run up to the 2016 election, pressure has been growing for…