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12:42 am on October 22, 2025 · encryption (49), Sally Wentworth (26), section 230 (9)

RECORDING – Encryption Matters: In Conversation with Sally Wentworth and US Senator Ron Wyden

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For Global Encryption Day 2025, Internet Society President and CEO Sally Wentworth sat down with U.S. Senator Ron Wyden to discuss why encryption matters. They talked about what’s at stake if we don’t have encryption, the role the Section 230 law plays in intermediary liability, and the challenges surrounding constructive conversations related to child safety, and the importance of encryption for the safety of children’s information. Finally, they discussed future challenges for the Internet, and how the Internet Society’s global community can best help ensure that people everywhere have a safe and secure online experience.

#GlobalEncryptionDay #EncryptionMatters @ISOCCEO @RonWyden #InternetSociety @GlobalEncrypt

(Edited from original video)

7:16 am on March 9, 2023 · Andrew Sullivan (24), section 230 (9), senate (12)

VIDEO / TRANSCRIPT – US Senate Hearing – Platform Accountability: Gonzalez and Reform

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isoc liveOn Wednesday March 8 2023 the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, And The Law held a hearing ‘Platform Accountability: Gonzalez and Reform‘ which essentially examined the prospects for Section 230 reform.

WITNESSES
Mary Anne Franks, Professor of Law and Michael R. Klein Scholar Chair, University of Miami School of Law
Hany Farid, Professor, School of Information and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Berkley
Jennifer Bennett, Principal, Gupta Wessler PLLC
Andrew Sullivan, President and CEO, Internet Society
Eric Schnapper, Professor of Law, University of Washington School of Law

PRESIDING
Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)

VIEW ON DESCRIPT: https://share.descript.com/view/XCk96l3zNae

TWITTER: #Section230 @JudiciaryDems @ma_franks @CCRInitiative Hany Farid @UCBerkeley @BennJennett @GuptaWessler @SullivanISOC @InternetSociety @SenBlumenthal 

MASTODON #Section230

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/senate-section230

7:19 am on April 14, 2022 · lgbt (1), netfredom (1), section 230 (9)

WEBCAST APR 14 – LGBT Technology Partnership & Institute Section 230 Infographic Release

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livestreamOn Thursday April 14 2022 at 11am EDT (15:00 UTC) the LGBT Technology Partnership & Institute will release a Section 230 infographic via Facebook Live. This resource on how Section 230 benefits LGBTQ+ individuals and communities was created in partnership with the Internet Society.

SPEAKERS
Carlos Gutierrez, General Counsel, LGBT Tech
Anna Higgins, Project & Policy Advisor, Internet Society
MODERATOR
Chris Wood, Executive Director, LGBT Tech

LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/lgbt230

REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3uGF1I8

TWITTER #Section230 #LGBTQ+ @LGBTTech @internetsociety

SIMULCASTS
https://www.facebook.com/LGBTTech/posts/4923467827776062 (primary)
https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ (AI Captions)

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/lgbt230

 

2:51 am on February 1, 2021 · future tense (3), mike godwin (3), section 230 (9)

VIDEO / TRANSCRIPT ‘Free Speech Project: Section 230’s Fate Under the Biden Administration’

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YouTubeOn January 13 2021 Future Tense, the Duke Center on Science & Technology Policy, the Yale Information Society Project, and the Tech, Law & Society Program at American University Washington College of Law convened a panel ‘Free Speech Project: Section 230’s Fate Under the Biden Administration‘. With the fate of Section 230 hanging in the balance, and numerous proposed reforms swirling about, what will the new year and the new administration mean for this key legal underpinning of the internet and the regulation of our speech on the virtual public square?

SPEAKERS
Matt Perault, Director, Center on Science & Technology Policy at Duke University
Mike Godwin, Visiting Fellow, the Information Society Project at Yale Law School: Member, Internet Society Board of Trustees:
Author, The Splinters of our Discontent: How to Fix Social Media and Democracy Without Breaking Them
Victoria McCullough, Director, Public Policy and Social Impact, Tumblr at Automattic

MODERATOR
Jennifer Daskal, New America ASU Future Security Fellow, 2021; Professor and Faculty Director, Tech, Law, & Security Program at American University Washington College of Law

VIEW ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/4u6HvnFYMKw

TRANSCRIPT: https://bit.ly/3j5TTbt

TWITTER #Section230sFate @FutureTenseNow @mattperault @DukeSci_Soc @sfmnemonic @jendaskal Victoria McCullough @automattic #Section230

 

11:39 am on January 22, 2021 · free speech (12), section 230 (9), stanford (12), Stanford CPC (2)

The Storming of the Capitol and the Future of Speech Online

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livestreamOn Friday January 22 2021 at 1pm-2pm PST (21:00-22:00 UTC) the Stanford Cyber Policy Center hosts a seminar ‘The Storming of the Capitol and the Future of Speech Online‘. A panel will discuss the role of social media during the Trump presidency, including the role of platform policies in fomenting or responding to the recent violence, the benefits and risks posed by steps subsequently taken, and what this means for the future of speech online.

SPEAKERS
Nate Persily, Faculty Co-Director of the Cyber Policy Center
Daphne Keller, Director, Cyber Policy Center Program on Platform Regulation
Alex Stamos, Director, Cyber Policy Center Internet Observatory
Renee DiResta, Research Manager, Cyber Policy Center Internet Observatory

MODERATOR: Kelly Born, Executive Director, Cyber Policy Center

LIVESTREAM: http://livestream.com/internetsociety/cpcstorm

PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM: http://ow.ly/Fsht50D8L5E

TWITTER: @StanfordCyber @persily @alexstamos @daphnehk @noUpside @KellyKborn #section230

SIMULCASTS
https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/cpcstorm

 

4:03 am on June 9, 2020 · internet freedom (81), Joe Hall (2), section 230 (9)

WEBCAST TODAY: Trump’s Social Media Executive Order: Legal, Ethical, Smart? #section230 @InternetSociety @daphnehk @Stanford_Cyber @ellanso @CenDemTech Andy Heiman @Monument Evan Engstrom @EngineOrg @JoeBeOne #netfreedom #freespeech

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livestreamToday Tuesday June 9 2020 at 2pm-3pm EDT (18:00-19:00 UTC) the Internet Society hosts a webinar ‘Trump’s Social Media Executive Order: Legal, Ethical, Smart?‘ discussing Section 230, the First Amendment and the President’s Executive Order “Preventing Online Censorship“. The panelists will talk about the political and legal issues, and the unintended consequences the Executive Order could have on the Internet, what it means for the future of speech and platforms online. PANEL: Daphne Keller, Director, Program on Platform Regulation, Stanford Cyber Policy Center; Evan Engstrom, Executive Director, Engine Advocacy; Emma Llansó, Director, Free Expression Project, Center for Democracy & Technology; Anderson Heiman, Monument Advocacy; Joseph Lorenzo Hall, Senior Vice President, Strong Internet, Internet Society.

LIVESTREAM: http://livestream.com/internetsociety/section230 (open captions)

PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM: https://bit.ly/3eT9fNf (closed captions)

REAL TIME TEXT: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-ISOC

TWITTER: #section230 @InternetSociety 

SIMULCASTS:
https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/
https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/videos/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive

2:33 am on June 2, 2020 · aspen institute (5), Kate Klonick (1), section 230 (9), tim wu (15)

WEBCAST TODAY: .@aspendigital ‘Showdown: Free Speech & the Internet’ w/ @RonWyden @Vivian @Klonick @superwuster @ma_franks #freespeech #netfreedom

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livestreamOn Tuesday Jun 2nd 2020 at 12pm EDT (16:00 UTC) the Aspen Institute presents a panel discussion ‘Showdown: Free Speech & the Internet‘. As private platforms become critical public megaphones, what are the their rights—and obligations—when it comes to policing speech on topics from public health to politics? SPEAKERS: Ron Wyden, U.S. Senator, Oregon; Mary Anne Franks, President and Legislative and Tech Policy Director, Cyber Civil Rights Initiative; Kate Klonick, Assistant Professor, St. John’s University Law School; Tim Wu, Professor, Columbia Law School. MODERATOR: Vivian Schiller, Executive Director, Aspen Digital.

LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/freespeech/

PARTICIPATE: https://bit.ly/36P8h1W

TWITTER: @aspendigital #freespeech

10:45 am on June 1, 2020 · section 230 (9), stanford (12), trump (2)

WEBCAST TODAY: ‘President Trump’s Executive Order on Platforms and Online Speech’

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livestreamOn Monday June 1 2020 at 8am PDT (15:00 UTC) the Stanford Cyber Policy Center hosts a panel ‘President Trump’s Executive Order on Platforms and Online Speech: Stanford’s Cyber Policy Center Responds‘.

SPEAKERS
Nate Persily, Faculty Co-Director, Cyber Policy Center;
Daphne Keller, Director, Program on Platform Regulation
Alex Stamos, Director, Cyber Center’s Internet Observatory
Marietje Schaake, Policy Director, Cyber Policy Center
Eileen Donahoe, Executive Director, Global Digital Policy Incubator
MODERATOR
Kelly Born, Executive Director, Cyber Policy Center.

LIVESTREAM: http://livestream.com/internetsociety/cpctrump

PARTICIPATE: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/96735917901

TWITTER: @Stanford_Cyber #section230

9:26 am on November 21, 2017 · intermediary liability (7), internet freedom (81), james grimmelmann (5), law (46), olivier sylvain (1), section 230 (9), zittrain (9)

.@lawdotcom celebrates 20th anniversary of Zeran v. AOL #netfreedom

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Zeran v. America Online, Inc.On November 10 2017 Eric Goldman and Jeff Kossoff published Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of Internet Law’s Most Important Judicial Decision to mark the 20th anniversary of Zeran v. AOL, a landmark decision by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals that clarified and defined 47 U.S.C. §230 aka Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act which established the principle of immunity from liability for ‘intermediary’ providers e.g. ISPs. The article notes

Together, §230 and the Zeran ruling helped create a trillion-dollar industry centered around user-generated content. Because of its influence on such a key issue, the Zeran ruling is widely considered the most important Internet Law ruling ever.

The article introduces a series of essays by Internet law experts, including Jonathan Zittrain, James Grimmelmann, and Olivier Sylvain,on the history, merits and impact of the ruling.