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Matthew Feeney

Social Media Common Carriage Would Harm Liberal Democracy

Conditioning Big Tech’s Section 230 protections on must carry obligations would not serve America’s liberal constitutional democracy.

Aug 20, 2021

Social Media Common Carriage Would Harm Liberal Democracy

Aug 20, 2021

Matthew Feeney

Conservative Big Tech Campaign Based on Myths and Misunderstanding

Earlier this week, President of the United States Donald Trump took to Twitter to rant and rave against Twitter, which fact-checked a…

May 28, 2020

Conservative Big Tech Campaign Based on Myths and Misunderstanding

May 28, 2020

Matthew Feeney

Getting Section 230 Right

Last week, I highlighted a number of errors in opinion and reporting pieces published by some of America’s best-known newspapers and news…

Aug 12, 2019

Getting Section 230 Right

Aug 12, 2019

Matthew Feeney

Beware the “Pagan Patriots”

One hundred years ago today Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer held an all-day meeting with Assistant Attorney General Francis P. Garvan…

Jun 17, 2019

Beware the “Pagan Patriots”

Jun 17, 2019

Matthew Feeney

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Nov 8, 2018

Nov 8, 2018

Matthew Feeney

The War on Drugs is a War on Human Nature

Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the Dark Web site Silk Road, is currently serving a double life plus 40 year sentence for drug trafficking…

Jun 28, 2018

The War on Drugs is a War on Human Nature

Jun 28, 2018

Matthew Feeney

Thoughts on Carpenter v. US Oral Argument

This morning the Supreme Court heard argument in Carpenter v. United States, one of the most important 4th Amendment cases in recent…

Nov 29, 2017

Thoughts on Carpenter v. US Oral Argument

Nov 29, 2017

Matthew Feeney

ICE “Extreme Vetting” Plan a Threat to Civil Liberties

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is seeking tools that will automate the monitoring of visa applicants and produce leads for…

Nov 22, 2017

ICE “Extreme Vetting” Plan a Threat to Civil Liberties

Nov 22, 2017

Matthew Feeney

Don’t Turn Cops Into Red Lobsters

In a 2015 executive order President Obama limited the military equipment available to police departments. Today, President Trump lifted…

Aug 28, 2017

Don’t Turn Cops Into Red Lobsters

Aug 28, 2017

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Don’t Sacrifice Privacy on the Altar of Convenience

We all hate long lines, whether we’re at train stations, airports, or grocery stores. Researchers and governments are hard at work to ease…

Jul 27, 2017

Don’t Sacrifice Privacy on the Altar of Convenience

Jul 27, 2017

Matthew Feeney

Matthew Feeney

Director, @catoinstitute’s Project on Emerging Tech. I’m a liberal and I’m against this sort of thing. matthewfeeney@protonmail.com

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