William Freivogel- Southern Illinois University Carbondale
William Freivogel
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale
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Introduction
Journalism, Supreme Court, civil rights, civil liberties
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Publications (6)
Many news organizations invite readers to post online comments to news stories. Comments may get posted automatically and most are signed with pseudonyms. Many are insensitive, even rude, and use speculation and language that would be rejected if written by a staff member or in a letter to the editor. Are news organizations holding true to their et...
A convergence of forces and judicial decisions is narrowing the broad safe harbor of immunity that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has provided during the Internet's growth. This immunity protected online computer services from almost all liability for content posted by third parties. But some influential federal judges argue that suc...
