Cyber & Technology
Facebook’s Cryptocurrency: Stop It Before It Starts
Nicholas Weaver Wed, Jun 19, 2019, 5:05 PM
Libra will enable cybercriminals if it succeeds. Regulators should stop it “left of launch.”
Latest in Facebook
Encryption
Facebook, Encryption and the Dangers of Privacy Laundering
Alan Z. Rozenshtein Thu, Mar 14, 2019, 8:02 AM
Encrypting Facebook’s services won’t fix the privacy problems that have gotten the company in trouble in recent years.
Terrorism
Second Circuit Hears Argument on Facebook’s Liability for Hamas Attacks
Sarah Grant Wed, Mar 6, 2019, 11:53 AM
On Feb. 25, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit heard oral argument in Force v. Facebook, a case about whether Facebook can be held liable for the use of its platform to coordinate and encourage violent attacks by users linked to Hamas.
Facebook’s ‘Draft Charter’ for Content Moderation: Vague, But Promising
Evelyn Douek Thu, Jan 31, 2019, 11:39 AM
A look at Facebook’s content moderation appeals body.
Cyber & Technology
Social Media Content Moderation: The German Regulation Debate
Nele Achten Thu, Dec 27, 2018, 10:10 AM
Germany’s Network Enforcement Act (NEA) places strict requirements on “social network providers” to remove illegal content and respond to complaints.
Facebook’s Role in the Genocide in Myanmar: New Reporting Complicates the Narrative
Evelyn Douek Mon, Oct 22, 2018, 9:01 AM
Recent reporting on how the Myanmar military harnessed Facebook to disseminate anti-Rohingya propaganda complicates the ongoing debate about Facebook’s role in facilitating atrocities.
Aegis Paper Series
Platform Justice: Content Moderation at an Inflection Point
Danielle Citron, Quinta Jurecic Fri, Sep 7, 2018, 1:56 PM
In a new paper in the Hoover Aegis series, we take stock of the changing regulatory environment around large technology platforms and examine both the positive potential and the dangers of legislative and technological solutions to the problems of content moderation.
Election security
How the U.S. Has Failed to Protect the 2018 Election—and Four Ways to Protect 2020
Alex Stamos Wed, Aug 22, 2018, 4:04 PM
If the U.S. government stays on its current course, it risks allowing elections to become the World Cup of information warfare.
Election Security
Transatlantic Techlash Continues as U.K. and U.S. Lawmakers Release Proposals for Regulation
Evelyn Douek Wed, Aug 8, 2018, 9:59 AM
Papers released by a U.K. parliamentary committee and Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner are a first step toward concrete suggestions for regulating technology companies.
Questions Congress Should Ask Mark Zuckerberg
Charles Duan, Megan Reiss Thu, Apr 5, 2018, 2:24 PM
Mark Zuckerberg is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senate Commerce Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Here’s what members of Congress should ask him.