Issues

Texas Governor Signs Bill Prohibiting Social Media Giants from Blocking Users Based on Viewpoint

“Even if it’s struck down, it’s a symptom of a much bigger structural problem we have in the country that politicians think this is how they should be spending their time.” — Eric Goldman, Professor of Law, Santa Clara University

Eric Goldman
Source: The Washington Post
September 9, 2021

Talking about abortion online in Texas? What you say on Facebook or Twitter could hurt you

“This is such a terrifying assault on intimate privacy. It incentivizes spying and exposure of women and girls and their intimate relationships and reproductive life that is unfathomably troubling.” — Danielle Citron, Professor of Law, University of Virginia

Danielle Citron
Source: USA Today
September 4, 2021

Talking about abortion online in Texas? What you say on Facebook or Twitter could hurt you

“The net result of the new Texas law will be to chill all speech, online and off.” — Eric Goldman, Director of the High Tech Law Institute, Santa Clara University

Eric Goldman
Source: USA Today
September 4, 2021

Why the 'Great Remote Work Experiment' May Have Been Flawed

“Without the unique pressure-cooker environment of the pandemic, there wouldn’t have been as many leaps in remote-work technological innovation.” — Nicholas Bloom, Professor of Economics, Stanford University

Nicholas Bloom
Source: BBC
August 11, 2021

Democrats Want To Hold Social Media Companies Responsible For Health Misinformation

If health misinformation is constitutionally protected, then there's really not a lot Congress can do about that. Removing Section 230, which is a liability shield, doesn't expose a [social media] service to any new liability, because the Constitution will fill in the protection. — Eric Goldman, Professor of Law, Santa Clara University

Eric Goldman
Source: National Public Radio
July 22, 2021

Democrats Can’t Force Facebook to Stem Covid Misinformation

Vaccine misinformation is often constitutionally protected material. People get scientific facts wrong all the time. — Eric Goldman, Professor of Law, Santa Clara University

Eric Goldman
Source: Bloomberg
July 20, 2021

The Internet Is Rotting

It’s long overdue to affirm and enact the policies and technologies that will let us see where we’ve been, including and especially where we’ve erred, so we might have a coherent sense of where we are and where we want to go. — Jonathan Zittrain, Professor of Law, Harvard University

 

Jonathan Zittrain
Source: The Atlantic
June 30, 2021

These Startups Are Betting on a Remote-First World

"More work will likely take place remotely—22 percent of workdays in the future, compared to just 5 percent pre-pandemic." — Nicholas Bloom, Professor of Economics, Stanford University

Nicholas Bloom
Source: Wired
June 23, 2021

House Antitrust Bills Could Change the Internet as We Know It

"Still, don't underestimate the tech industry's capacity for fighting the laws — both in and outside the courtroom. One imagines they will spend a wealth of resources on lawyers, economic consulting firms, technical experts, public relations specialists and all of the arts that make Washington a thriving regulatory capital, to oppose this." — William Kovacic, Professor of Law, George Washington University

 

William E. Kovacic
Source: CNN Business
June 23, 2021

Lina Khan, Big Tech Skeptic, Named FTC Chair Mere Hours After Confirmation

“Lina Khan has pushed the academic conversation on tech, and now she has to push the agenda at the FTC.” — Shane Greenstein, Professor, Harvard Business School

Shane Greenstein
Source: Ars Technica
June 16, 2021