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News of the Week; February 12, 2020

DIGITAL TikTok reportedly waited nearly 3 hours to call police in Brazil after a teen’s death was livestreamed on the platform, but the company notified its own PR team almost immediately When You Set Out To Block Misinformation, You Can Wind Up Blocking A Hero Like Li Wenliang Chinese Hacking Is Alarming. So Are Data […]

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News of the Week; February 5, 2020

DIGITAL Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault on Regulating Foreign News Sites: “What’s the Big Deal?” (Michael Geist) Weak Walk-Back: Why Steven Guilbeault’s Reversal on Government Licensing News Sites Still Leaves a Huge Regulatory Structure in Place (Michael Geist) Video Excerpts Qualify as Fair Use (and Another 512(f) Claim Fails)–Hughes v. Benjamin (Eric Goldman) Twitter Suspends […]

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News of the Week; January 29, 2020

DIGITAL YouTube, Facebook, Twitter Try To Crack Down On Coronavirus Conspiracies Here’s how Facebook plans to make final decisions about controversial content it’s taken down: The company announced details Tuesday about how what’s been called its “Supreme Court” for content moderation will work. Feds, states consider tag-teaming massive Google investigation Congressional Committee Pens Letter Urging […]