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Published in Berkman Klein Center Collection

·Aug 15, 2017

Can Cyber Harassment Laws Encourage Online Speech?

Laws addressing online harassment and cyberbullying are often criticized as stifling speech; but can they actually encourage online speech and sharing? Do laws criminalizing online harassment and cyberbullying “chill” online speech? My new study suggests, perhaps counter-intuitively, that such legal interventions may actually facilitate and encourage more speech, expression, and…

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Can Cyber Harassment Laws Encourage Online Speech?

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Published in Internet Monitor 2014: Platforms and Policy

·Feb 2, 2015

Warrant Canaries Beyond the First Amendment

Warrant canaries have emerged as an intriguing tool for Internet companies to provide some measure of transparency for users while also complying with national security laws, or so the argument goes.[1] How do they work? A warrant canary is a statement that an Internet company regularly publishes indicating it has…

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Warrant Canaries Beyond the First Amendment

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Published in Internet Monitor 2014: Data and Privacy

·Jan 22, 2015

Code Is Law, But Law Is Increasingly Determining the Ethics of Code

Jonathon Penney Overreaching laws are increasingly subjugating important social and ethics questions raised by code to the domain of law. Photo by Almonroth In late July 2014, the information security world was on edge. Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University — who work “closely with the (US) Department of Homeland Security”…

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Code Is Law, But Law Is Increasingly Determining the Ethics of Code

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