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Tagged with freedom-of-speech internet
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What is the current state of U.S. law regarding misleading inducements in shadow banning?
The general idea appears to be that social media companies retain the right to deamplify users' voices, for reasons that may or may not be ethical or sensible. The question is whether users have any ...
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Can the federal government prohibit the publication of software it does not like?
There's a bill scheduled to pass the House today that imposes a $5,000 fine every time someone updates TikTok from a web service you provide. (It's not clear to me whether this only applies if you are ...
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Is it permissible for online forums to not delete possibly illegal user content unless ordered by a court?
In the United States, as some related answers point out (like this and this), Section 230 (47 U.S.C. § 230) protects online forum providers from both civil and criminal liability for user content they ...
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Can an individual be held responsible if their code is used maliciously?
For a while now, I have been interested in viruses, backdoors, etc. As a result, I've started to tinker around with techniques on how to go undetectable for educational/personal purposes. I'd like to ...
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Is there a constitutional reason why there can be no legislation requiring commercial VPN operators to register veneer IPs?
For the purposes of this question, let's simplify what VPN operators do as "they allow their customers' internet protocol (aka IP) addresses to appear as other (veneer) IPs to the counter-parties ...
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Why is nudity prohibited on dating sites / social media?
It seems like all big social media sites and dating apps prohibit users from uploading photos containing nudity. Is there a legal motivation for that?
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GDPR: Can a website not process personal data?
I want to have a website where I publish my own articles.
When a user requests a webpage, I receive an HTTP request from their browser, which contains the IP.
Now, for a split second while the ...
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What types of recourse do I have against people who contact my employers about thing I have of Facebook?
I made a factual statement about mathematics on Facebook. A group of people took exception to what I said and decided that they would contact my employer because they thought it made me unfit to be a ...
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Lawful concerns about a tweet
I recently made a tweet towards the administrative staff at my high school that some people may consider distasteful or offensive. A couple people messaged me about the tweet out of concern that I ...
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What constitutes publishing offensive material?
Recently an article was published in my local newspaper (Bedford, UK) saying a man had been charged with publishing offensive material. A quick Google search suggested that the definition for this is "...
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Apple AppStore app rejection and Freedom of speech/press
My question relates to one Apple App Store guideline:
Referencing third-party platforms in your app or its metadata is not appropriate on the App Store.
I understand this to mean that it is ...
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