Cybersecurity Law and Policy
Answer those three questions. This is not a paper, so you can just answer the question, no need to have introduction or conclusion. Answer should be more like opinion.
Discuss:
1. Should the First Amendment apply to all activity on the internet? (W01)
2. What should the consequence be for an individual who spreads disinformation or “fake news”? (Explain libel law) (W02, W03)
3. Should online whistleblowers be held accountable for defamation? (W03)
Free speech on the internet (W01)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/1999/feb/05/freespeech.internet
A Selective Timeline of the Internet and Censorship (W01, W02)
Censoring the Internet (W01, W02)
https://reporter.rit.edu/tech/censoring-internet
Disinformation on Steriods (W02)
https://www.cfr.org/report/deep-fake-disinformation-steroids
Facebook, Twitter and the Digital Disinformation Mess (W02)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-18/facebook-twitter-and-the-digital-disinformation-mess-quicktake
Social Media and Online Defamation (W03)
https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/social-media-online-defamation.html
Internet and Freedom of expression (W01, W02) (review only – 87 pages)
https://www.ifla.org/files/assets/faife/publications/ife03.pdf
