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News of the Week; March 25, 2020
DIGITAL Freedom Of (All) The Press?: Impact of “Shelter in Place” Orders on Media Companies Coronavirus could delay tech antitrust action: “I would expect all of the timetables that authorities have developed are going to be stretched out,” former FTC Chairman William Kovacic said. COVID-19: Product liability for “fake news”? ‘The US of Amazon’: how […]
News of the Week; March 18, 2020
DIGITAL Law Commission of Ontario recommends sweeping changes to law of defamation to address challenges of internet age LCO recommends new regime for online defamation French antitrust watchdog hits Apple with its biggest fine ever: $1.2 billion SoftBank Owned Patent Troll, Using Monkey Selfie Law Firm, Sues To Block Covid-19 Testing, Using Theranos Patents The […]
Class #9 2020 cohort
We have arrived at our fully online moment in the post COVID 19 world. You can find my slides embedded with voiceover below. Students in the course can also find those at the course site on UBC Canvas (which has now been activated) under “Modules” which has also been set as the home-page. You will […]
News of the Week: March 11, 2020
DIGITAL Facebook Hit with Anti-Trust Lawsuit Facebook pulls Trump campaign ads for fake census claims Twitter, Facebook Target Trump Campaign’s Latest Biden Video, Labeling It “Manipulated,” “Partly False” Facebook slaps “partly false” label on Trump-endorsed video of Biden How new rules at Facebook and Twitter led to a warning beneath a Trump retweet: The spread […]
News of the Week; March 4, 2020
DIGITAL Data shows who was reading “fake news” before 2016 US election Spanish Government Moves Ahead With First ‘Fake News’ Prosecution Reddit Cofounder Steve Huffman Calls TikTok “Spyware” That’s “Fundamentally Parasitic” How Information on the Coronavirus is Managed on Chinese Social Media How Hackers and Spies Could Sabotage the Coronavirus Fight: Intelligence services have a […]
News of the Week; February 26, 2020
DIGITAL First Amendment doesn’t apply on YouTube; judges reject PragerU lawsuit: YouTube can restrict PragerU videos because it is a private forum, court rules. Father Of Alison Parker Files FTC Complaint Against YouTube, Alleging It Refuses To Remove Videos Of Her Death T-Series’ YouTube Channel Becomes First To Collect 100 Billion Views YouTube Confirms Demonetization […]