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Technology, Human Rights, and Cybersecurity (January 2022)
Section 3 . 2
43 minutes + 4 links

[Jan 14] Intermediary Liability

Vivek Krishnamurthy

  • What are intermediaries?
  • What is intermediary liability?
  • Should the liability regime for online intermediaries be different than for real-world intermediaries?
  • What legal and ethical responsibilities should online intermediaries have for the content they host? Should it matter where they sit in the "protocol stack?"

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