Please join us for a talk on Free Speech on Campus and in Online Education presented by the NSU Shepard Broad College of Law and the NSU Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice. Wednesday, February 3, 20216:00 p.m. The open webinar can be accessed here: https://www.nova.edu/alumni/events/index.html This free presentation and discussion will […]
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High school junior varsity cheerleader B.L. did not make the varsity squad. Frustrated that she was passed over by a freshman, B.L. posted a picture of herself with her middle fingers raised, using the caption “fuck cheer” to Snapchat. As a result, she was suspended from the junior varsity team for a year, and like […]
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The FTC and the attorneys general across the nation have suddenly awakened to the ongoing monopoly issues driven by the monopoly power of Google and Facebook. Expanding on the actions already underway against Google, the FTC has now issued an investigative order under Section 6(b) of the FTC Act. The FTC is seeking information specifically […]
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U.S. Senator and former state attorney general Amy Klobuchar publicly sent a letter to the department of Health and Human Services to urge guidance on the use of fitness trackers and other networked devices that capture personal data. Klobuchar’s request for guidance just weeks before the inauguration of a new administration likely signals an interest […]
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As part of the FCC’s efforts to improve access to broadband, on December 7, 2020, the FCC announced that it had awarded $9.3 billion dollars to expand rural access to broadband across the nation. The proposed ten-year investment is scheduled to cover over 5.2 million locations. The program is funded by the Rural Digital Opportunity […]
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Data gaps also highlight different outcomes for students depending on income and race A new study of MAP Growth testing for students in grades 3-8 have provided some promising suggestions that the effort to move schools online has not harmed development in reading or math education. A comprehensive study of national test data by NWEA show that […]
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With most of us shopping online rather than in person this year, Black Friday should include not only the drive to find the best deals, but also the need to be safe when shopping online. This weekend will likely set new U.S. records for online shopping, so it is more important than ever to stay […]
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Although TikTok has won a temporary injunction from the Trump Administration’s effort to bar the company’s collection of U.S. users’ data, the political pressure is now being supplemented by new competition. Snap, an independent public company, announced the release of Spotlight, a service that will functionally mirror the social video feeds that predominate as TikTok’s […]
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Two-thirds of parents in the U.S. say parenting is harder today than it was 20 years ago, with many citing technologies – like social media or smartphones – as a reason.
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Campaign trails converge with economic realities to recognize the need to manage megamergers Last year the New York Times reported that the FTC had been making initial efforts to enjoin Facebook from technically integrating the communications platforms it acquired through merger, enabling regulators or Congress an opportunity to revisit the appropriateness of these mergers. The […]
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In a change that started with a dispute over EA Sports collegiate video games, the NCAA Board of Governors yesterday voted unanimously “to permit students participating in athletics the opportunity to benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness.” There is a caveat in the new policy that the exploitation by the athletes […]
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In the October 26, 2019 Copyright and Technology Blog, Bill Rosenblatt offers a very thoughtful and helpful discussion of the expanding conflict between the six major publishers and the U.S. public library system. This conflict is extremely troubling because it presages a growing divide between free, publicly available content and content protected behind rapidly expanding […]
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