Gonzalez v. Google, a court case currently pending a decision from the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), has the potential to change the entire landscape of the internet. The case centers around Section 230, a section of U.S. code passed through the Communications Decency Act of 1996 (CDA). Section 230 has protected social media companies from legal action against third-party content posted on their platform, essentially shielding these corporations from having to regulate user content. This has caused an explosion in false information and dangerous extremist views.
By Helena Chen-Carlson
The UCI Office of Inclusive Excellence invited Dr. Joan Donovan to discuss her work as a lead researcher on media manipulation at...
Update: A statement regarding the incident from UCI Vice Chancellor Parham can be read here.
More than two dozen members of UCI’s Muslim community held...
It’s hard to complain about Facebook when you’re a Facebook user. Eventually, you’re going to complain about something that you do and you’re going to look like a complete hypocrite. But I don’t care. People need to know when they are acting like complete idiots on Facebook.
