Hari Kunzru’s Red Pill and the Costs of Inhuman Political Ideologies
A review of Red Pill, by Hari Kunzru.
Internet
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Require Consent before Sharing Pornography Online
Republican senator Ben Sasse and Democratic senator Jeff Merkley are cooperating on the ‘Stop Internet Exploitation Act.’
How the Internet Has Revolutionized Research in the Humanities
The big new research boon in the humanities is Google Books, which allows whole-text searching of all the holdings of the greatest libraries in the world.
The Fed Joins the Climate Club
On the menu today: the Fed joins the climate club, the end of the free Internet (maybe), California (still) looking at tax increases, New York’s food vendor crunch, and a ...
Section 230 Shouldn’t Be Part of the Defense-Bill Debate
Trump is threatening to veto the Defense authorization bill unless it includes reforms to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
Pornhub Reverses Course and Promises Major Policy Revisions
Less than a week after claiming the site never permits child sexual-abuse porn, Pornhub says it will make significant changes to its uploading and monitoring.
Pornhub Attempts to Defend Its Disgraceful Oversight on Child Sexual Abuse
Either Pornhub properly monitors content or it doesn’t, and either way, it is responsible for allowing abusive and illegal pornography to appear.
‘The Children of Pornhub’
Nicholas Kristof’s disturbing Times piece uncovers even more problems with the Internet pornography company.
Saving America’s Digital Future
Semiconductors are essential to our modern way of life. How and where they’re made is a looming national-security crisis.
Clarence Thomas Suggests Section 230 Immunities Applied Too Broadly to Tech Companies
A reinterpretation of Section 230 immunities could carry widespread ramifications for internet platforms.