Twitter Faces $50 Million Lawsuit For Not Identifying Anti-Semite Users
Back in February, we told you about a French court order, that required Twitter to hand over the real identity of users who had been posting anti-Semitic tweets. Apparently, the hashtag “#UnBonJuif” (a...
View ArticleCrim Defense Lawyer Can Blog About Court Wins, But Must Issue Disclaimer
By IT-Lex Intern Joey Chindamo (LinkedIn) In a case that could potentially make its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Virginia Supreme Court recently ruled that a Virginia criminal defense attorney...
View ArticleLibrary Ordered To End Wiccan Censorship
Earlier this year, with the help of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a resident of Salem, Missouri filed a complaint [PDF], alleging First Amendment violations. Here’s the problem: Beginning...
View ArticleVirginia Supreme Court Vacates Injunction On Negative Yelp Review
User-submitted reviews are a big part of the Internet these days. People will avoid a restaurant if they see that it only has one star on Yelp. Even a plumber will be hard pressed to find work if all...
View ArticleChina Considering New Internet Censorship Measures
Last week, the Chinese government announced a series of new plans to further tighten its control over the country’s Internet service. The country is considering requiring users to use their real names...
View ArticleThe Internet Overseas: Outages, Arrests and Required IDs
There have been a handful of stories that caught my attention this week, which can all be linked by one theme: we in the U.S. should be incredibly thankful to have largely reliable and safe internet...
View ArticleUniversity of Washington Imposes Social Media Limits On Sports Reporters
Here’s the second part of our “dumb Twitter stories” double header. Last week, a few outlets reported about the University of Washington’s new policy for reporters at its athletics events. From their...
View ArticleNew York Times Forces Brief Suspension Of Parody Twitter Account
Here’s the first of two Twitter stories that we have for today. A lawyer named Benjamin Kabak runs a Twitter account called @NYTOnIt, where he occasionally pokes fun at The Gray Lady. The account is...
View ArticleHouse Of Lords Debates 100% Unworkable Internet Legislation
Last week, I read a fascinating article at The Guardian by Cory Doctorow, the young adult novelist and co-editor of Boing Boing. The article has the provocative title “There’s no way to stop children...
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