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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…

Highlights of Adam Schiff’s AP Interview: Manafort’s Kremlin Ties, Facebook Stonewalling, More

Congressman Adam Schiff (D-Calif) provided an in-depth interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday. Schiff’s remarks have an added weight this morning. He is the ranking member…

Why the First Amendment Constrains Trump’s Use of Twitter

President Donald Trump may be the first resident of the White House to be a prolific user of Twitter, but he probably won’t be the last.  Indeed, government officials around…

Members of Congress Ask Facebook to Notify Users Exposed to Russian Propaganda–Ball Is Now in Zuckerberg’s Court

“I’m sure as you began your business and they grew, it was the idea of bringing people together and not tearing people apart, as I’m sure the Wright Brothers never intended…
Mark Zuckerberg walks past a tree.

Mark Zuckerberg, It’s Time For an Act of Radical Transparency

When Russian Facebook ads are finally released to the American public, much of the news coverage will laud this as a major step toward transparency in telling us what happened.…
The Facebook login page on a computer screen. The screen is partly blacked-out to show only a circle revealing “Facebook – Facebook helps you…the people in your…”

Top Experts: Can Facebook Legally Disclose Russian Ads–What Does the Stored Communications Act say?

I asked several of the most highly respected legal experts for their views on an issue yet to receive significant attention in the news: whether and to what extent, if any, a federal…
Clips of Facebook posts containing Russian propaganda.

Facebook Users Have the Right To Know How They Were Exposed to Russian Propaganda

On November 1st, Facebook’s general counsel, Colin Stretch, will testify before the House and Senate intelligence committees as part of the congressional investigations into…

Facebook’s Silencing of Refugees Reveals Dangers of Censorship Technologies

Countless Rohingya refugees have tried to record the ethnic cleansing of their communities by turning to Facebook, the social network that promised to give a voice to the voiceless.…
A laptop screen shows the Facebook page for Facebook.

What Does it Mean that Mueller Got a Warrant to Obtain Facebook Data?

The Wall Street Journal and CNN recently reported that Facebook provided data about Russian advertising purchases made in the run-up to the 2016 election to Special Counsel Robert…
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