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Fake Profiles, Real Children

Blogs October 1, 2020

A Look at the Use of Stolen Child Imagery in Social Media Role-Playing Games.

Stanford Scholars Find No Partisan Advantage of Mail-in, Absentee Voting but Other Challenges Lie Ahead

News September 9, 2020

Stanford Scholars Find No Partisan Advantage of Mail-in, Absentee Voting but Other Challenges Lie Ahead

News September 9, 2020

Mail-in voting has come under partisan scrutiny, but according to Stanford research, it does not appear to benefit one political party over the other. However, challenges to mail-in and absentee voting remain as states and voters make a shift this November.

Profile | Dan Boneh

Q&As August 28, 2020

Profile | Dan Boneh

Q&As August 28, 2020

Co-Director, Stanford Cyber Policy Center, Rajeev Motwani Professor in the School of Engineering, Professor of Electrical Engineering

Q&A with Daphne Keller of the Program on Platform Regulation

Q&As August 20, 2020

Q&A with Daphne Keller of the Program on Platform Regulation

Q&As August 20, 2020

Keller explains some of the issues currently surrounding platform regulation

Announcing the New Program on Platform Regulation

News August 20, 2020

Announcing the New Program on Platform Regulation

News August 20, 2020

Q&A: The Data Delusion

Q&As July 13, 2020

Q&A: The Data Delusion

Q&As July 13, 2020

Protecting Individual Isn't Enough When the Harm is Collective. A Q&A with Marietje Schaake and Martin Tisne on his new paper The Data Delusion.

Governments Aren’t Yet Serious About AI’s Risk to Human Rights

Blogs June 11, 2020

Governments Aren’t Yet Serious About AI’s Risk to Human Rights

Blogs June 11, 2020

In the rush to develop national strategies on artificial intelligence, a new report finds, most governments pay lip service to civil liberties.

Broad Consequences of a Systemic Duty of Care for Platforms

Blogs June 1, 2020

Broad Consequences of a Systemic Duty of Care for Platforms

Blogs June 1, 2020

Alex Feerst, one of the great thinkers about Internet content moderation, has a revealing metaphor about the real-world work involved. “You might go into it thinking that online information flows are best managed by someone with the equivalent of a PhD in hydrology,” he says. “But you quickly discover that what you really need are plumbers.”

The Executive Order on Platforms and Online Speech

Commentary June 1, 2020

The Executive Order on Platforms and Online Speech

Commentary June 1, 2020

On May 28th, President Trump signed an executive order threatening to revoke CDA 230 protections, which would expose social media companies to increased liability for content that is posted on their sites. The Cyber Policy Center team responded on June 1 in a public webinar. The event was recorded.

Our Democracy Depends on a Safe Election in November

News May 26, 2020

Our Democracy Depends on a Safe Election in November

News May 26, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the effects could be potentially devastating to global democracy and the upcoming U.S. election. On the World Class podcast, Larry Diamond and Nathaniel Persily discuss what needs to be done to ensure a healthy election in November with host Michael McFaul.