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Maybe We Should Make Some Rules Here: A Framework for Social Media
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Article co-authored by Ellie Vorhaben. This piece comes as a follow up to a prior article concerning Facebook’s limited legal liability from the whistleblower. We’ve watched the same scene play out over and over. Reporters reveal another negative impact of social media. Outrage and handwringing ensue. Then a mix of…
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Reining in Big Tech: Updates to the Antitrust Regime
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced new legislation to the U.S. Senate earlier this year in response to perceived continuous overreach by American technology companies. This legislation aims to modify sections of the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 that define unethical business practices and uphold workers’ rights. Critics argue that the…
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When Even the SEC Can’t Police Bad Behavior: The Facebook Whistleblower
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When you think about corporations harming society, Facebook tends to jump to the top of the list. Whether fomenting civil unrest or enabling ethnic cleansing, the world’s largest social network seems to be at the mercy of a barrage of negative headlines. The recent testimony by whistleblower Frances Haugen in…
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Breaking Facebook and Twitter’s Legal Immunity from Toxic Content
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On May 28, 2020 President Trump signed an executive order to break the immunity shield behind Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA). Described as “the twenty-six words that created the internet,” Section 230 of the CDA protects social media giants such as Twitter and Facebook from liability for…
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Fake News and Filter Bubbles: Rethinking Counterspeech in the Age of Social Media
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Since the 2016 U.S. presidential election, many pundits and politicians have denounced “fake news” as a new, corrosive force in public discourse. While it is commonly agreed that a well-informed public is vital for democracy, attempts at regulating news can be both legally and morally complicated. Based on precedent set…
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Freud, Bioethics or Methodology? The Menlo Park School of Psychology Innovates
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In possibly the largest natural experiment ever, data scientists test emotional contagion and convergence using mathematics, software algorithms, and a twist on classical psychological tenets, toeing the line of ethical responsibility and privacy protection.
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