On May 18, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States decided two highly debated cases (see for example on this point the observations of Daphne Keller and the comments of Anupam Chander). In both cases, the responsibility of the social networks was called into question because of terrorist attacks of which they were accused of having favored the organization fault…
The Lawfare blog allowed me to publish these few comments about the strategy implemented by Elon Musk since his takeover of Twitter. Here is the beginning. A French Perspective on Elon Musk's Twitter A lot has happened since Elon Musk made a sensational entrance into Twitter headquarters by carrying…
Note: this article was translated from French by an automated tool. A lot has happened since Elon Musk stormed into Twitter headquarters wearing a sink. After laying off a large part of the company's staff, Musk radically changed moderation practices by adopting an unstable and difficult to read strategy, between provocations and "com shots".
Note: this article was translated from French by an automated tool. What legal challenges will Elon Musk face? On October 28, 2022, Elon Musk effectively took control of Twitter, immediately firing the President (CEO), the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Legal Officer, the very one who was behind Donald Trump's suspension. Having, in the process, dissolved the board of directors, Musk…
Note: this article was translated from French by an automated tool. I am happy to share here a first version (not final) of my Research Paper devoted to social networks and which can be consulted on the website of the Digital, Governance and Sovereignty Chair by clicking on the following link: Social networks, between management and self-regulation. Indeed, the proliferation of toxic content and the influence…
Note: this article was translated from French by an automated tool. On May 5, 2021, Facebook's Oversight Board (FOB) rendered its decision on the merits of the suspension of Donald Trump's account, decided by the platform on January 7, in the wake of the events of the Capitol. . This eagerly awaited decision contains valuable indications on how this unprecedented body ...
Note: this article was translated from French by an automated tool. For the first time, on May 26, Twitter decided to flag several Donald Trump tweets with a warning sign and a link to verified information. Three days later, on May 29, the social network restricted, in an unprecedented way, access to a tweet from the President, by hiding it behind ...
Note: this article was translated from French by an automated tool “Congratulations, Emmanuel Macron. Congratulations to French people for choosing Liberty, Equality and Fraternity over tyranny of fake news ”tweeted, on the evening of May 7, 2017, Donald Tusk, President of the European Council. It is true that the French electoral campaign was the unprecedented theater of attempts at destabilization and massive dissemination of inaccurate information, in the ...