Corbin Barthold

Corbin Barthold is Internet Policy Counsel at TechFreedom, a think tank dedicated to technology law and policy. Corbin has also served as Senior Litigation Counsel at Washington Legal Foundation, a public-interest law firm in Washington, D.C., and as a partner at Browne George Ross LLC, a litigation boutique in Los Angeles. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Justice Thomas's Misguided Concurrence on Platform Regulation

Berin Szóka, Corbin Barthold Wed, Apr 14, 2021, 10:30 AM

The justice’s speculations on the possibilities for regulating social media platforms are already changing the tone of the debate on the political right—but he makes a weak argument.

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First Amendment

No, Florida Can’t Regulate Online Speech

Corbin Barthold, Berin Szóka Fri, Mar 12, 2021, 11:42 AM

Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has promised that Florida will soon enact “the most ambitious reforms yet proposed” for “holding ‘Big Tech’ accountable.” There’s just one problem: It’s unconstitutional.

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