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The Facebook Oversight Board Issued Its First Decisions. Here’s How We’re Tracking Them.
Announcing Lawfare’s Facebook Oversight Board blog. -
A 12-Step Rehabilitation Program for American Election Administration
This post offers a 12-step program to address the most significant administrative challenges exposed in the 2020 election. -
Is the SolarWinds Cyberattack an Act of War? It Is, If the United States Says It Is.
Cyberattack is an ill-defined area of international law, leaving questions as to when such an attack reaches the threshold for an act of war. -
Rushing to Judgment: Examining Government Mandated Content Moderation
Given various governments’ strict timelines for legally mandated content moderation, platforms may be incentivized to err on the side of removal rather than shielding the speech of their users against ce... -
Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent Escape Investment Ban
Lawfare’s biweekly roundup of U.S.-China technology policy and national security news. -
The SolarWinds Hack Can Directly Affect Control Systems
The SolarWinds breach demonstrates that cyberattacks against IT infrastructure can have OT impact, which could compromise control systems and create real-world harm. -
An Update on the Coronavirus-Related Lawsuits Against China
Far fewer coronavirus-related lawsuits have been filed against China in the past few months than previously, an ebb that may reflect any one of several good reasons why would-be plaintiffs would want to ... -
Biden Administration Actions Taken to Confront COVID-19
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Facebook Has Referred Trump’s Suspension to Its Oversight Board. Now What?
Don’t expect high drama or fireworks. But this could signal a substantial change in how the platform approaches content moderation. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Jeff Kosseff on the Fight Against Online Child Pornography
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Contact-Tracing Apps: What’s Needed to Be an Effective Public Health Tool
Many have discussed the shortcomings of contract-tracing apps during the pandemic. The real problem is the lack of adequate social and public health infrastructure in the U.S. -
Online Service Providers and the Fight Against Child Exploitation: The Fourth Amendment Agency Dilemma
The Fourth Amendment government agency problem requires platforms to walk a fine—and sometimes untenable—line in searching for private user content that contains child sex abuse material and other illega...


