The TAKE IT DOWN Act is now in effect. Platforms must report on NCII takedowns — but will they? CIS Affiliate @riana.bsky.social says add it to transparency reports now www.techdirt.com/2026/05/19/h...

Excellent review of @rcalo.bsky.social's Law and Technology: A Methodical Approach (2025) in Jotwell. Calo's four-step framework brings long-overdue rigor to tech law scholarship. Technology is design, not destiny — and law needs to engage with it that way. cyber.jotwell.com/a-method-for...

What must schools do when a student creates a deepfake nude of a classmate? CIS Affiliate + Stanford HAI Policy Fellow @riana.bsky.social discusses her policy brief on AI-generated CSAM in schools in the latest Deepfake Dialogues episode. youtu.be/RpDWlpHRhzE?...

California's proposed attorney AI ethics rules are a good start but should also address deepfakes as evidence writes CIS Affiliate @riana.bsky.social cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2026/05...

Section 230 is flawed, but the alternatives are worse. @daphnek.bsky.social testifies on why gutting it would hurt small platforms, empower censorship, and unleash a heckler's veto on lawful speech cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2026/04...

Tiffany Saade & @stanfordhai.bsky.social Privacy Fellow @kingjen.bsky.social examine how foundation models pose sweeping privacy risks—from training data scraping to adversarial attacks—while existing frameworks like GDPR fall short. Policymakers must act. hai.stanford.edu/policy/data-...

Jennifer Granick (granick.substack.com/p/ai-art-and-crime) argues society can't survive AI-powered mass enforcement — nearly everyone has broken a law, and criminal records block housing, jobs, and more. Artists must engage with AI seriously, not just fear or embrace it.

"AI isn't just being misused — it's working as designed, and that's the problem." BU Law profs Woodrow Hartzog & Jessica Silbey argue AI is fundamentally eroding the expertise, accountability, and human connection that hold democratic institutions together www.techpolicy.press/considering-...

Stanford @slstechlaw.bsky.social Director of Platform Regulation Daphne Keller testified before the Senate Commerce Committee as Section 230 turns 30 — weighing in on platform power, online expression, and the First Amendment limits on Congress. 🎥 www.youtube.com/live/F8T5vCm...

@hartzog.bsky.social & Neil Richards in WBUR's Cognoscenti: MA should pass strong privacy legislation with real data minimization rules. Surveillance advertising hurts consumers and small businesses. It only enriches Silicon Valley www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...

AI labs like Anthropic, OpenAI & Google default to training on your chats. @kingjen.bsky.social calls it a privacy risk. Opt out in settings now www.bigtechnology.com/p/hey-you-sh...

Stanford CIS Affiliate @kingjen.bsky.social fights to protect her children's data from apps like TeamSnap but finds even experts can't escape the system. Bill AB 1159 seeks change calmatters.org/education/20...

CIS Affiliate @granick.bsky.social reviews Orin Kerr's "The Digital Fourth Amendment," agreeing with his "equilibrium-adjustment" theory but criticizing his cautious approach to tech surveillance & his 1920s baseline that ignores racism in policing harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-13...

Bryant Walker Smith @bwalkersmith.bsky.social urges caution on autonomous vehicles at Senate hearing, emphasizing US road safety crisis, company trustworthiness, local expertise, and avoiding federal preemption cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2026/02...

CIS Affiliate bwalkersmith.bsky.social and Sven Beiker rode Chinese robotaxis in cities like Wuhan, Beijing & Shanghai. China's Baidu, Pony.ai & WeRide lead globally. Quirks include Chinese apps & limited zones, but the experience was worth it www.businessinsider.com/the-ultimate...

Journal article by @daniellecitron.bsky.social and @ariezra.bsky.social argues youth privacy law wrongly relies on parental rights doctrine, harming kids. They propose including tech companies and shifting focus from control to who benefits. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Elon Musk restricted X's AI chatbot Grok after it created non-consensual sexualized images, prompting bans in some countries. @pbsnews.org Liz Landers discussed concerns with @stanfordhai.bsky.social policy fellow @riana.bsky.social www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

X will block Grok from creating explicit images of real people after global investigations. Stanford's @riana.bsky.social tells NPR users will find ways around safeguards. UK, California, Philippines investigating; paying users can still undress images privately www.npr.org/2026/01/16/n...

NY Times op-ed: @riana.bsky.social argues Grok is generating sexualized images of children, while laws meant to protect actually prevent AI companies from testing safeguards. Congress must create legal safe harbors for responsible testing. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...

New paper by @jessicasilbey.bsky.social & @hartzog.bsky.social: How AI Destroys Institutions. AI systems erode expertise and short-circuit decisions, undermining the transparency and accountability that civic institutions need to survive. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Ninth Circuit affirms Kat Von D's win in Miles Davis tattoo case, but Judges Wardlaw & Johnstone question the 50-year-old "total concept and feel" test. CIS Affiliate C. Sprigman notes "feel" may arise from unprotectable elements. En banc review may follow. copyrightlately.com/kat-von-d-ta...

AI-hallucinated case citations exploded from novelty to major court burden—712 decisions globally in 2025 (90% this year) says @stanfordhai.bsky.social @riana.bsky.social Judges say fake cases waste resources. Sanctions rising: 1 lawyer fined $15.5K, firm $59.5K news.bloomberglaw.com/legal-ops-an...

Stanford CIS Affiliate @riana.bsky.social discusses her research on AI-generated CSAM—examining how "nudify" apps targeting students have created new harms, and how educators, platforms, law enforcement, and legislators are responding. Recorded Dec 3, 2025. youtu.be/ewS6RacTWGI?...

Join @daniel-solove.bsky.social and @rcalo.bsky.social to discuss Calo's new book "Law and Technology: A Methodological Approach" - exploring how law can channel technology toward human flourishing Wed Dec 17, 2 PM ET. teachprivacy.com/video-dealin...

Trump's AI executive order aims to preempt state regulation, but exempts child safety laws. States retain authority over AI-CSAM and chatbot protections despite federal pressure. Analysis by @riana.bsky.social : cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2025/12...

CIS Affiliate Giancarlo Frosio argues Munich court's GEMA v OpenAI ruling misunderstands AI training by treating memorization as reproduction. The decision conflates training stages and ignores that model weights are lossy compression, not copies. legalblogs.wolterskluwer.com/copyright-bl...

CIS Affiliate Christopher Sprigman argues the Supreme Court's Warhol decision opens the door for antitrust competition analysis in copyright fair use cases, bridging two related legal fields. www.law.nyu.edu/news/ideas/c...

As people worldwide worry about data collection, this film explores 25 years of privacy evolution and the profession that emerged to protect it. Includes CIS Affiliate @hartzog.bsky.social youtu.be/EqZOzwVaZp8?...

Latest paper from @hartzog.bsky.social, Neil M. Richards & @jordfran.bsky.social "Privacy's Autonomy Thicket: Disentangling Choice, Consent, and Control" argues "choice," "consent," and "control" are conflated in privacy law, weakening individual autonomy papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

CIS Affiliate @kingjen.bsky.social testified to Congress on AI chatbot privacy risks, highlighting how users share sensitive health data with unregulated platforms. She urges action on: data privacy design, transparency in AI training, and safety metrics. hai.stanford.edu/policy/jen-k...

Former White House attorney Ty Cobb warns of rule of law erosion in this @hearsayculture.bsky.social interview with Dave Levine. He discusses threats to judiciary independence and federal agencies, urging lawyers to serve as ethical guardians. youtu.be/Y-k7BiP1D0Y?...

As AI shapes what we see and believe, truth is under strain. @daniellecitron.bsky.social explores accountability in the AI age—how data systems amplify inequality and distort trust. See her at Datapalooza 11/14 hosted by @uvadatascience.bsky.social datascience.virginia.edu/events/datap...

Silicon Flatirons hosts Professor Harry Surden and CIS Affiliate Scholar David Levine today on AI's impact on legal work: enhancing efficiency while raising questions about hiring and training junior lawyers. Panel discussion follows with local experts siliconflatirons.org/events/the-f...

Austrian/German NGOs filed a complaint against Deutsche Telekom for creating paid fast lanes, violating EU net neutrality. @vanschewick.bsky.social says ISPs can't treat traffic differently for commercial reasons. euobserver.com/digital/ar5d...

Micromobility isn't new—bikes, scooters & skates have fought for street space for 100+ years. US laws remain a patchwork mess, classifying devices inconsistently. CIS Affiliate @bwalkersmith.bsky.social writes in his latest post cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2025/11...

"It connects back to my fear that the people with the fewest resources will be most affected by the downsides of AI" says @riana.bsky.social in latest @thenation.com article: Our Racist, Terrifying Deepfake Future Is Here www.thenation.com/article/soci...

CIS Affiliate @daphnek.bsky.social examines three researcher categories under the DSA: vetted academics, public data collectors, and everyone else. Many valuable projects fall outside DSA protections, facing legal ambiguity and risks from the AI data wars. www.techpolicy.press/determining-...

CIS Affiliate @rcalo.bsky.social argues law should proactively shape tech rather than just react to it. His book proposes a methodical approach: define tech carefully, assess impacts, analyze legal implications, and recommend solutions www.techpolicy.press/ryan-calo-wa...

BU's @morganweiland.bsky.social discusses Communication Research Center's (CRC) survey showing 74% of Americans oppose government censorship of media, despite Trump admin pressures on ABC over Kimmel. Public supports First Amendment across political lines. sites.bu.edu/crc/2025/10/...

OpenAI received its first known warrant seeking ChatGPT user data in a child exploitation case. @riana.bsky.social warns this opens the door to "reverse prompt warrants" like Google faced. AI companies must limit data collection they collect on their users cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2025/10...

Recent upheavals at X and Meta stem from oligarchic ownership by Musk and Zuckerberg who directly control content policies. CIS Affiliate @pjleerssen.bsky.social examines how these moguls influence digital governance through ideological or economic motives. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

@hartzog.bsky.social and @daniel-solove.bsky.social explores The Great Scrape: how AI's massive data scraping violates privacy principles like fairness, consent, and transparency. Despite scrapers treating public data as free, privacy law protects it. www.californialawreview.org/print/great-...

How do we protect young people online without sacrificing privacy? Justice Shannon talks with @stanfordhai.bsky.social fellow @kingjen.bsky.social about age assurance and verification practices. Essential listening for policymakers and technologists www.ilpfoundry.us/podcast/s6e2...

Privacy defies single definition per debate between @daniel-solove.bsky.social's taxonomy view & @rcalo.bsky.social /Angel's critique. Privacy pros face uncertainty in roles/budgets. Impact matters more than definitions. By @chuckcosson.bsky.social

@kingjen.bsky.social & her Stanford team found AI developers' privacy policies concerning: long data retention, training on children's data, and poor transparency. Users should carefully consider what they share w/ AI chatbots and opt out of data training if possible hai.stanford.edu/news/be-care...

CIS Affiliate @riana.bsky.social analyzed 114 US cases from the AI Hallucination Cases database: 90% involve solo/small firms, 56% are plaintiffs, ChatGPT most common. Real issue: majority are pro se litigants who rely on AI most but get failed by it. cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2025/10...

NHTSA launched its sixth Tesla self-driving probe after incidents including red-light violations and crashes. But regulators can only react to problems, not approve tech beforehand. "I call it regulatory whack-a-mole," says CIS Affiliate BW Smith edition.cnn.com/2025/10/13/b...

Europe's Digital Services Act lets users challenge platform moderation decisions through independent certified bodies. Article 21 dispute settlements cover takedowns, suspensions & more. @pjleerssen.bsky.social interviewed by @techpolicypress.bsky.social www.techpolicy.press/what-we-can-...

Join us tomorrow for Prof. @hartzog.bsky.social's (@bostonu.bsky.social Law) talk: "Against AI Half Measures" Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 12:10PM-1:30PM - SLB 128 DM for Zoom Details Cosponsored by YJoLT

New paper by CIS Affiliate Giancarlo Frosio: Automated copyright enforcement needs rights-driven governance to avoid "algorithmic enclosure." License first, block only clear infringements, require human oversight & transparency. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....