So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast
News:Politics
Jeff Kosseff is an associate professor of cybersecurity law in the United States Naval Academy’s Cyber Science Department. He is the author of four books including his most recent, “Liar in a Crowded Theater: Freedom of Speech in a World of Misinformation.” He has also written books about anonymous speech and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
2:30 Jeff’s focus on the First Amendment
4:27 What is Section 230?
9:30 “Liar in a Crowded Theater”
16:27 What does the First Amendment say about lies?
19:35 What speech isn’t protected?
21:27 The Eminem case
27:33 The Dominion lawsuit
38:44 “The United States of Anonymous”
46:39 The impact of age verification laws
49:43 “The Twenty-Six Words that Created the Internet”
58:40 What’s next for Jeff?
1:01:35 Outro
Show Notes
Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association (2011)
FIRE’s guide to Section 230
Nikki Haley on social media anonymity
Schenck v. United States (1917)
“The Twenty-Six Words That Created the Internet” by Jeff Kosseff
NBC News: “Judge allows lawsuit against Snap from relatives of dead children to move forward”
“The United States of Anonymous: How the First Amendment Shaped Online Speech” by Jeff Kosseff
United States v. Alvarez (2012)
Ep. 59 Debating ‘Is there a campus free speech crisis?’ with Sullivan, Haidt, Nossel, Sachs, & Foster
Ep. 58 ‘Lust on Trial’ with Amy Werbel
Ep. 57 Exploring threats to a free press with Laura Handman
Ep. 56 Have you been defamed?
Ep. 55 Is there a campus free speech crisis?
Ep. 54 Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission
Ep. 53 Bret Weinstein, professor in exile
Ep. 52 The Great Firewall of China
Ep. 51 University of Alaska President Emeritus Mark Hamilton
Ep. 50 Randall Kennedy on ‘The Forgotten Origins of the Constitution on Campus’
Ep. 49 “The Great Dissent” w/ Professor Thomas Healy
Ep. 48 ‘Natural Rights and the First Amendment’ w/ Jud Campbell
Ep. 47 Institute for Justice President and General Counsel Scott Bullock
Ep. 46 Revisiting Masses v. Patten (1917)
Ep. 45 Harvard professor Steven Pinker
Ep. 44 Berkeley then and now
Ep. 43 LIVE EVENT: Viewpoint diversity on campus
Ep. 42 ‘Is this the day the Internet dies?’
Ep. 41 The British free speech invasion
Ep. 40 “The neurodiversity case for free speech” w/ Geoffrey Miller
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