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Joshua BentonSeptember 8, 2021

An Australian court ruling makes publishers legally responsible for every idiot Facebook user who leaves a comment

Is a defamatory comment left on your Facebook page more like graffiti on a wall, a streaker on live TV, or a hand-delivered telegram? Whatever your metaphor, Australian courts now say publishers are legally liable for words they neither wrote nor published.

Joshua BentonSeptember 9, 2020

Should the government use Section 230 to force the tech giants into paying for the news?

A new paper argues that the “26 words that created the internet” should remain in force — but only for companies that agree to certain new regulations and restrictions.

Joshua BentonApril 29, 2020

Could New Jersey be the home for a new solution to the local news crisis?

State law might be able to support the funding of local news the way it supports the funding of local libraries.

Newsrooms increasingly lack the legal resources to fight the “culture of secrecy” in local governments

Four ways Mother Jones became profitable in this turbulent industry

Andre ObolerApril 4, 2019

In Australia, a new law on livestreaming terror attacks doesn’t take into account how the internet actually works

It forces every part of the internet stack — platforms, hosting providers, ISPs — to remove violent video before they’re even made aware of it.

Laura Hazard OwenSeptember 18, 2017

This former hedge fund guy is a one-man nonprofit investigating some of America’s shadiest companies

“You can’t stop these guys from getting rich as hell and doing things, but I can at least have a marker laid out there in the cyber world saying: Hey, take a hard look.”

Ricardo BiltonJanuary 10, 2017

When it comes to legal issues, journalism schools leave students unprepared, a new study argues

“Even though online platforms are where nearly all journalists today begin their career, the internet is often presented as a bolt-on topic when it comes to media law.”

Adam RaguseaApril 20, 2015

Journalists shouldn’t lose their rights in their move to private platforms

The shift to distributed content means concepts like fair use are increasingly in the hands of private companies — like SoundCloud.

Seeking Alpha doesn’t have to reveal the identity of a user who slammed a stock

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