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Stanford Center for Internet & Society. See also
@vanschewick.bsky.social
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...
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Fourth Amendment Equilibrium Adjustment in an Age of Technological Upheaval - Harvard Law Review
The Digital Fourth Amendment is written by Professor Orin Kerr, one of the country’s foremost authorities on the Fourth Amendment, electronic privacy, and criminal procedure. Kerr’s work has been deep...
https://harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-139/fourth-amendment-equilibrium-adjustment-in-an-age-of-technological-upheaval/
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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...
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Opening Statement of Professor Bryant Walker Smith for the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee’s Hearing on Automated Driving (February 4, 2026)
[Watch on YouTube] Thank you for your invitation. I’ll offer seven points. First: American driving is dangerous. Automated driving could help, if we’re careful about it. But people are dying today ...
https://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2026/02/opening-statement-of-professor-bryant-walker-smith-for-the-u-s-senate-commerce-committees-hearing-on-automated-driving-february-4-2026-2/
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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...
20 days ago
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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.
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Youth Privacy's Constitutional Reckoning
Youth privacy law today shares the logics and pathologies of the U.S. Supreme Court's jurisprudence about parental rights over children. We argue that this reli
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6030195
about 1 month ago
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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...
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Musk's Grok AI faces more scrutiny after generating sexual deepfake images
Elon Musk was forced to put restrictions on X and its AI chatbot, Grok, after its image generator sparked outrage around the world. Grok created non-consensual sexualized images, prompting some countr...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/musks-grok-ai-faces-more-scrutiny-after-generating-sexual-deepfake-images
about 1 month ago
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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...
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Elon Musk's X to block AI chatbot Grok from making explicit images of real people
Elon Musk's social media company X says it will block its AI chatbot Grok from creating explicit images of real people after governments around the world launched investigations into the feature.
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/16/nx-s1-5678965/elon-musks-x-to-block-ai-chatbot-grok-from-making-explicit-images-of-real-people
about 1 month ago
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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...
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Opinion | There’s One Easy Solution to the A.I. Porn Problem
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/opinion/grok-digital-undressing.html
about 1 month ago
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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....
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How AI Destroys Institutions
Civic institutions—the rule of law, universities, and a free press—are the backbone of democratic life. They are the mechanisms through which complex societies
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5870623
about 1 month ago
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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...
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Will the Kat Von D Tattoo Case Kill “Total Concept and Feel”?
The Ninth Circuit affirmed in Sedlik v. Von Drachenberg—but two judges called for scrapping the intrinsic test. En banc review may be next.
https://copyrightlately.com/kat-von-d-tattoo-case-total-concept-and-feel/
about 1 month ago
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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...
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AI-Faked Cases Become Core Issue Irritating Overworked Judges
AI-hallucinated case citations have moved from novelty to a core challenge for the courts, prompting complaints from judges that the issue distracts from the merits of the cases in front of them.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/legal-ops-and-tech/ai-faked-cases-become-core-issue-irritating-overworked-judges
about 2 months ago
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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?...
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Riana Pfefferkorn: Student Misuse of AI-Powered “Undress” Apps
YouTube video by Stanford HAI
https://youtu.be/ewS6RacTWGI?si=Zo61DEnRmpcXEDkP
2 months ago
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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...
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Video: Dealing with Technology's Hazards
Dealing with Technology's Hazards Wed, Dec 17, at 2 PM ET Daniel Solove and Ryan Calo (U. Washington Law) will discuss Calo’s new book, Law and
https://teachprivacy.com/video-dealing-with-technologys-hazards/
2 months ago
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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
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cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2025/12...
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Well, At Least the Anti-States’ Rights AI EO Spares AI-CSAM Laws
On December 11, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) that purports to deprive states of the ability to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) – to the modest extent possible given the l...
https://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2025/12/well-at-least-the-anti-states-rights-ai-eo-spares-ai-csam-laws/
2 months ago
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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...
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Copyright in Formaldehyde: How GEMA v OpenAI Freezes Doctrine and Chills AI – Part 1
https://legalblogs.wolterskluwer.com/copyright-blog/copyright-in-formaldehyde-how-gema-v-openai-freezes-doctrine-and-chills-ai-part-1/
2 months ago
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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...
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Christopher Jon Sprigman explains what copyright can learn from its antitrust cousin
When the Supreme Court ruled in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith (2023) that the legendary artist’s transformation of a photographer’s shot of the musician Prince didn’t c...
https://www.law.nyu.edu/news/ideas/christopher-sprigman-copyright-fair-use-antitrust-competition
2 months ago
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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?...
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Privacy People (full documentary)
YouTube video by B Team Films
https://youtu.be/EqZOzwVaZp8?si=yLgfVLM8or3hclPz&t=1052
3 months ago
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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
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Privacy's Autonomy Thicket: Disentangling Choice, Consent, and Control
<p>When it comes to talking about autonomy, privacy law could use a little clarity. Its discourse uses terms like “choice,” “consent,” and “control” to evoke au
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5835022
3 months ago
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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...
3 months ago
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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?...
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Ty Cobb | Hearsay Culture Radio | October 15, 2025 | KZSU-FM (Stanford)
YouTube video by Hearsay Culture Network
https://youtu.be/Y-k7BiP1D0Y?si=n8p1IyZjcs7YRdGaRetry
3 months ago
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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...
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Datapalooza 2025: Truth and Accountability in the Age of AI — School of Data Science
The UVA School of Data Science presents Datapalooza 2025: Truth and Accountability in the Age of AI, signature fall event open to all.
https://datascience.virginia.edu/events/datapalooza-2025-truth-and-accountability-age-ai/nov-14
3 months ago
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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...
3 months ago
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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...
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Deutsche Telekom case shines light on 'two-speed' internet
A group of NGOs have filed a complaint against Deutsche Telekom over practices they see violating the EU’s net neutrality laws.
https://euobserver.com/digital/ar5da666d9
4 months ago
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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...
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Micromobility Vehicles in the Park
“Micromobility” refers to a diverse set of transportation modes that, at least on the ground, fall somewhere between traveling by foot and traveling by car: “bicycles, scooters, electric-assist bicycl...
https://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2025/11/micromobility-vehicles-in-the-park/
4 months ago
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"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...
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Our Racist, Terrifying Deepfake Future Is Here
A faked viral video of a white CEO shoplifting is one thing. What happens when an AI-generated video incriminates a Black suspect? That’s coming, and we’re completely unprepared.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/deepfake-ai-algorithm-racism/#
4 months ago
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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-...
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Determining Which Researchers Can Collect Public Data Under the DSA | TechPolicy.Press
The DSA opens important opportunities for researchers collecting publicly available data, but leaves key questions unresolved, writes Daphne Keller.
https://www.techpolicy.press/determining-which-researchers-can-collect-public-data-under-the-dsa/
4 months ago
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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...
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Ryan Calo Wants to Change the Relationship Between Law and Technology | TechPolicy.Press
Calo is the author of Law and Technology: A Methodical Approach, published by Oxford University Press.
https://www.techpolicy.press/ryan-calo-wants-to-change-the-relationship-between-law-and-technology/
4 months ago
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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/...
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Letter from the Director: October 2025 | Communication Research Center
https://sites.bu.edu/crc/2025/10/24/letter-from-the-director-october-2025/
4 months ago
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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...
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Eight (or so) Questions to Ask about the ChatGPT Warrant
Earlier this week, the indefatigable Thomas Brewster at Forbes, a journalist who’s been covering the digital surveillance beat for years, reported on a search warrant to OpenAI seeking to unmask a par...
https://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2025/10/eight-or-so-questions-to-ask-about-the-chatgpt-warrant/
4 months ago
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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/...
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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/29768624251386260
4 months ago
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@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-...
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The Great Scrape: The Clash Between Scraping and Privacy — California Law Review
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems depend on massive quantities of data, often gathered by “scraping”—the automated extraction of large amounts of data from the internet. A great deal of scraped dat...
https://www.californialawreview.org/print/great-scrape
4 months ago
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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...
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S6E2: Can Age Assurance Respect Our Privacy? - The Foundry
How do we protect young people online without sacrificing privacy and autonomy? In our latest episode of the Tech Policy Grind, Justice Shannon sits down with Dr. Jennifer King, Privacy […]
https://www.ilpfoundry.us/podcast/s6e2-can-age-assurance-respect-our-privacy/
4 months ago
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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
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Defining privacy — An academic debate that's not just academic
REI's Chuck Cosson explores the debate among privacy academics on just what "privacy" means.
https://iapp.org/news/a/defining-privacy-an-academic-debate-that-s-not-just-academic/
4 months ago
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@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...
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Be Careful What You Tell Your AI Chatbot | Stanford HAI
A Stanford study reveals that leading AI companies are pulling user conversations for training, highlighting privacy risks and a need for clearer policies.
https://hai.stanford.edu/news/be-careful-what-you-tell-your-ai-chatbot
4 months ago
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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...
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Who’s Submitting AI-Tainted Filings in Court?
It seems like every day brings another news story about a lawyer caught unwittingly submitting a court filing that cites nonexistent cases hallucinated by AI. The problem persists despite courts’ stan...
https://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2025/10/whos-submitting-ai-tainted-filings-in-court/
4 months ago
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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...
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Tesla’s self-driving tech keeps being investigated for safety violations. So why is it allowed? | CNN Business
Federal safety regulators are once again looking into Tesla’s self-driving mode, the latest in a seemingly endless stream of investigations into the safety of the technology.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/10/13/business/tesla-self-driving-regulation
4 months ago
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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-...
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What We Can Learn from the First Digital Services Act Out-of-Court Dispute Settlements? | TechPolicy.Press
Ramsha Jahangir spoke to two experts to unpack what the early wave of disputes tells us about how the out-of-court system is working under the DSA.
https://www.techpolicy.press/what-we-can-learn-from-the-first-digital-services-act-outofcourt-dispute-settlements/
4 months ago
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reposted by
Stanford CIS
The Information Society Project at Yale Law School
4 months ago
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
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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.
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Algorithmic Enclosure? Reclaiming a Human-Centred Governance Model for Online Creativity
This chapter argues that the real risk of 'algorithmic enclosure' arises not from using automation, but from using it without rights-driven, human-centred gover
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5596851
4 months ago
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CIS Affiliate Giancarlo Frosio "offers a clear, comparative map of algorithmic enforcement in the IP domain with emphasis on copyright and trade marks online" in his latest Constitutionalising Algorithmic Enforcement paper
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Constitutionalising Algorithmic Enforcement
<p>This chapter offers a clear, comparative map of algorithmic enforcement in the IP domain, with emphasis on copyright and trade marks online. In short, the ch
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5547138
5 months ago
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reposted by
Stanford CIS
Center for Democracy & Technology
5 months ago
Speakers include
@genevievelakier.bsky.social
, Derek Bambauer, and moderator
@daphnek.bsky.social.
They’ll discuss post-Vullo developments, emerging vectors of influence, and how to balance government communication with protection from coercion. Register to attend:
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The Future of Speech Online 2025: The Age of Constitutional Evasion: Jawboning and Other Forms of Government Pressure to Control Private Speech
Dates: Tuesday and Wednesday, October 28-29, 2025 Times: Day One: noon-3:00 pm ET / 9:00 am-noon PT, Day Two: noon-3:00 pm ET / 9:00 am-noon PT Governments have always worked to shape the speech of private parties and these efforts have always threatened overcensorship of dissent and governmentally disfavored viewpoints. The current Administration in the […]
https://cdt.org/event/the-future-of-speech-online-2025-the-age-of-constitutional-evasion-jawboning-and-other-forms-of-government-pressure-to-control-private-speech/
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Omer Tene & Lars Oleson explores privacy by design for facial recognition in their latest
@iapp.bsky.social
post. They suggest the technology shouldn't leak personal information any more so than your dog, who also recognizes you but doesn't sell out your privacy
iapp.org/news/a/recog...
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IAPP
https://iapp.org/news/a/recognize-this-a-spectrum-of-biometric-identification/
5 months ago
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Richard Forno at
@us.theconversation.com
: The Oct 1 shutdown furloughed 2/3 of CISA staff as a key cyber threat-sharing law expired. The agency lready lost ~1,000 employees in 2025, facing big 2026 cuts—amid active attacks like Salt Typhoon
theconversation.com/federal-shut...
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Federal shutdown deals blow to already hobbled cybersecurity agency
The triple whammy of deep staff cuts, shutdown furloughs and the expiration of an information-sharing law leaves national cybersecurity in a perilous state.
https://theconversation.com/federal-shutdown-deals-blow-to-already-hobbled-cybersecurity-agency-266862
5 months ago
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After 6 months, an Indiana federal court granted
@riana.bsky.social
's motion to unseal the search warrants for fired Indiana University cybersecurity professor XiaoFeng Wang homes. The unsealed warrants reveal new details about this strange and perplexing situation
www.ipm.org/news/2025-10...
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Newly unsealed warrant shows search of fired IU professor's homes part of federal funding fraud investigation
The records show that U.S. agents searching Wang's homes were looking for funding applications, including drafts, and submissions to the National Science Foundation. An inventory of 42 seized items li...
https://www.ipm.org/news/2025-10-06/newly-unsealed-documents-suggest-fired-iu-cybersecurity-expert-under-investigation-for-federal-program-funding-fraud
5 months ago
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New research from
@daniellecitron.bsky.social
@ariezra.bsky.social
examines growing concerns around content moderators — people tasked with keeping social media free of explicit content. Their upcoming paper adds to mounting warnings about this challenging job
www.techpolicy.press/is-trust-saf...
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Is Trust & Safety Dead, or Just Evolving? | TechPolicy.Press
Tech Policy Press contributing editor Dean Jackson considers the conclusions of a new paper by Danielle Keats Citron and Ari Ezra Waldman.
https://www.techpolicy.press/is-trust-safety-dead-or-just-evolving/
5 months ago
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Generative AI models offered by major AI companies are used by tens of millions of people every day, and we should encourage them to make their models as safe as they possibly can” says
@stanfordhai.bsky.social
Tech Policy Fellow
@riana.bsky.social
via
@techpolicypress.bsky.social
bit.ly/46E9oRn
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How Congress Could Stifle The Onslaught of AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material | TechPolicy.Press
Cleaning training data might not be enough to hinder a model from creating CSAM, writes Jasmine Mithani.
https://www.techpolicy.press/how-congress-could-stifle-the-onslaught-of-aigenerated-child-sexual-abuse-material/
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@hartzog.bsky.social
and
@markpmckenna.bsky.social
argue for more precision in their references to “scale” in regards to technology. Differentiating between “scale as more” and “scale as different” H & M suggest they have different implications for regulation
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Taking Scale Seriously in Technology Law
<p>Issues of scale—the relationship between the amount of an activity and its associated costs and benefits—permeate discussions around law and technologies. In
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5530398
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FTC vs Amazon opens this week over dark patterns - design tricks that make you accidentally subscribe and struggle to cancel. "The question is when design crosses the line where a reasonable consumer doesn't have a fair shot of understanding what's going on" says
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The 'dark patterns' at the center of FTC's lawsuit against Amazon
This week, the trial starts in a consequential FTC lawsuit against Amazon. The suit alleges that Amazon for years "tricked" people into buying Prime memberships that were purposefully hard to cancel.
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5543497
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CIS Affiliate Alex Feerst argues that learning - by humans or AI - isn't a copyright-relevant act in his latest Foundation for American Innovation paper. "Regulate outputs, not inputs; legalize learning."
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Promote the Progress, Legalize Learning | The Foundation for American Innovation
The Foundation for American Innovation.
https://www.thefai.org/posts/promote-the-progress-legalize-learning
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podcast to go even deeper into the legal weeds and explain how the recent FTC settlement with Aylo, the parent company of multiple adult websites, could doom criminal CSAM cases
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/23/t...
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Techdirt Podcast Episode 431: The Many Problems With The FTC’s Pornhub Settlement
Support us on Patreon » Last week, we published three separate posts that looked at the FTC’s recent settlement with Aylo, the parent company of multiple adult websites including, …
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/09/23/techdirt-podcast-episode-431-the-many-problems-with-the-ftcs-pornhub-settlement/
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xAI workers training Grok report encountering CSAM requests due to the company's approach allowing explicit content, unlike other AI companies that block such requests. "If you don't draw a hard line at anything unpleasant, you have a more complex problem" says
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bit.ly/4gyVbcK
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Behind Grok's 'sexy' settings, workers review explicit and disturbing content
Workers say they've faced sexually explicit content while xAI has marketed Grok to be deliberately provocative. Experts say the company should be cautious.
http://bit.ly/4gyVbcK
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